Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Parent taxon: Turridae according to N. F. Sohl 1964
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Sohl 1964
Sister taxa: Adelocythara, Amekicythara, Andicula, Awateria, Beretra, Borsoniinae, Cochlespirella, Cochlespiropsis, Cryptoconinae, Cryptogemma, Daphinellinae, Decollidrillia, Drilliinae, Drillinae, Eopleurotoma, Eosurcula, Epalxis, Epidirella, Eucheilodon, Fusimilis, Gemmula, Genotia, Glabrocythara, Hemisurcula, Hesperiturris, Iotyrris, Kuroshioturris, Lepicythara, Lophiotoma, Lucerapex, Lurifax, Lutema, Lyrosurcula, Megasurcula, Michela, Muteluma, Nasavusavuia, Optoturris, Pachycythara, Parasyngenochilus, Perrona, Pleurofusia, Polystira, Procerapex, Protosurcula, Pseudoraphitoma, Ptychosyrinx, Remnita, Scalaturris, Scobinella, Sedilia, Sinistrella, Sullivania, Surculites, Surculoma, Trachelochetus, Trypanotoma, Trypanotopsis, Turridrupa, Turrinae, Turrinosyrinx, Turris, Unedogemmula, Vaughanites, Xenuroturris
Subtaxa: Amuletum (Amuletum) Amuletum (Lutema) Amuletum costatum Amuletum fasciolatum
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Indonesia (2 collections), United States (1: Texas)
• Paleocene of Greenland (1), United States (10: Texas)
• Cretaceous of Australia (1), Japan (1), the Russian Federation (1), United States (43: Alabama, California, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas)
Total: 60 collections including 85 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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