Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Alternative spelling: Piestochilus (Cryptorhytis)
Parent taxon: Fasciolariinae according to M. A. Snyder 2003
See also Gliozzi and Malatesta 1983, Sepkoski 2002 and Sohl 1964
Sister taxa: Africolaria, Aurantilaria, Bellifusus, Boltenella, Cinctura, Clavellofusus, Conradconfusus, Drilluta, Euthriofusus, Fascinus, Fasciolaria, Filifusus, Granolaria, Graphidula, Hercorhyncus, Kilburnia, Latirulus, Liochlamys, Lirofusus, Mariafusus, Micasarcina, Microcolus, Mylecoma, Odontofusus, Palaeorhaphis, Paleopsephaea, Perse, Piestochilus, Plectocion, Pleuroploca, Pliculofusus, Saxituberosa, Skyles, Terebraspira, Trichifusus, Triplofusus, Viridifusus, Woodsella
Subtaxa: Cryptorhytis nobilis Piestochilus (Cryptorhytis) assailly Piestochilus (Cryptorhytis) falloti
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Argentina (16 collections)
• Cretaceous of Antarctica (6), Argentina (10), Brazil (4), Cameroon (2), the Congo-Brazzaville (2), Mozambique (2), United States (5: Tennessee, Wyoming)
Total: 47 collections including 49 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.