Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Alternative combinations: Pleuroliria (Polystira) haitensis, Pleurotoma haitensis
Belongs to Polystira according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008
See also Woodring 1928 and Woodring 1970
Sister taxa: Polystira albida, Polystira antillarum, Polystira barretti, Polystira bayeri, Polystira coltrorum, Polystira communis, Polystira ecuadoriana, Polystira englishi, Polystira florencae, Polystira formosissima, Polystira gruneri, Polystira jelskii, Polystira lindae, Polystira macra, Polystira opulenta, Polystira oxytropis, Polystira starretti, Polystira sunderlandi, Polystira tellea, Polystira tenagos, Polystira vibex, Polystira virgo
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (3 collections)
• Miocene to Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (9)
• Miocene of Colombia (1), the Dominican Republic (6)
Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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