Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Pseudomelatomidae
Parent taxon: Pseudomelatomidae according to P. Bouchet et al. 2011
See also Todd 2001
Sister taxa: Abyssocomitas, Aguilaria, Anticomitas, Antimelatoma, Antiplanes, Austrotoma, Benthodaphne, Boreocomitas, Burchia, Buridrillia, Calcatodrillia, Carinodrillia, Carinoturris, Cheungbeia, Comitas, Compsodrillia, Conorbela, Conticosta, Crassiclava, Crassispira, Cretaspira, Dallspira, Doxospira, Epideira, Funa, Gibbaspira, Glossispira, Hindsiclava, Hormospira, Inquisitor, Knefastia, Kurilohadalia, Kurodadrillia, Leucosyrinx, Lioglyphostoma, Lioglyphostomella, Maesiella, Megasurcula, Meggittia, Miraclathurella, Monilispira, Naudedrillia, Otitoma, Paracomitas, Plicisyrinx, Pseudomelatoma, Pseudotaranis, Ptychobela, Pyrgospira, Rhodopetoma, Sediliopsis, Shutonia, Striospira, Tiariturris, Viridrillia, Zonulispira, Clavatoma
Subtaxa: Pilsbryspira (Pilsbryspira) Pilsbryspira flucki Pilsbryspira leucocyma Pilsbryspira montereyensis
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Panama (1 collection), United States (4: California, Florida)
• Pliocene of United States (2: California)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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