Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Alternative spellings: Palaeopsephaea, Voluta (Paleopsephaea)
Parent taxon: Fasciolariinae according to J. D. Stilwell et al. 2004
See also Riedel 1933, Sepkoski 2002, Snyder 2003 and Sohl 1964
Sister taxa: Africolaria, Aurantilaria, Bellifusus, Boltenella, Cinctura, Clavellofusus, Conradconfusus, Cryptorhytis, Drilluta, Euthriofusus, Fascinus, Fasciolaria, Filifusus, Granolaria, Graphidula, Hercorhyncus, Kilburnia, Latirulus, Liochlamys, Lirofusus, Mariafusus, Micasarcina, Microcolus, Mylecoma, Odontofusus, Palaeorhaphis, Perse, Piestochilus, Plectocion, Pleuroploca, Pliculofusus, Saxituberosa, Skyles, Terebraspira, Trichifusus, Triplofusus, Viridifusus, Woodsella
Subtaxa: Paleopsephaea mutabilis Paleopsephaea nodoprosta Paleopsephaea pergracilis Paleopsephaea sacramentica Paleopsephaea tenuilirata Voluta (Paleopsephaea) sulcata
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Antarctica (4 collections)
• Cretaceous of Austria (1), Cameroon (1), Mexico (1), South Africa (1), United States (47: Alabama, California, Maryland, Mississippi, New Mexico, Tennessee, Texas)
Total: 55 collections including 60 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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