Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Alternative spelling: Phos (Cymatophos)
Parent taxon: Buccinidae according to J. A. Todd 2001
See also Keen 1971 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Accidenticulabrum, Aeneator, Agasoma, Aliofusus, Amarophos, Ancistrolepis, Antillophos, Aplus, Aquilofusus, Austrocominella, Austrofusus, Babylonia, Bailya, Beringiinae, Bolis, Brachysphingus, Buccininae, Buccinopsis, Buccinulum, Buccinum, Buccitriton, Burnupena, Caducifer, Cantharus, Chrysodomus, Clinopegma, Colinae, Colubraria, Colus, Cominella, Cyrtochetus, Dipsaccus, Donovaniinae, Editharus, Egotistica, Engina, Enzinopsis, Eobuccinella, Euthrenopsis, Euthria, Gemophos, Hanetia, Hindsia, Iredalula, Janiopsis, Kaiparanura, Kergipenion, Khetella, Lacinia, Laevibuccinum, Latrunculus, Loochooia, Metaphos, Metula, Misifulgur, Monoptygma, Monostiolum, Nassa, Nawenia, Neosconsia, Nicema, Northia, Odontobasis, Ornopsis, Pangoa, Paracominia, Parancistrolepidinae, Pareuthria, Parkeristoma, Parvisipho, Pegocomptus, Penion, Perunassa, Phos, Pisania, Pisaniinae, Pisaninae, Pomahakia, Proneptunea, Prosipho, Pseudofulgur, Pseudolivinae, Pseudoneptunea, Ptychosalpinx, Savatieria, Scalaspira, Searlesia, Siphonalia, Siphonaliinae, Siphonofusus, Stantonella, Suessionia, Suessonia, Tasmeuthria, Terebrifusus, Tritonidea, Trominina, Truncaria, Varicosipho, Volutopsiinae, Wrigleya, Zaglenum, Zelandiella
Subtaxa: Cymatophos acolus Cymatophos beteyensis Cymatophos crassus Cymatophos galerus Cymatophos glareosus Cymatophos hodsoni Cymatophos paraguanensis Cymatophos semicostatus Cymatophos subsemicostatus Cymatophos tuberaensis Cymatophos turbacoensis Cymatophos veatchi
Type: Cymatophos galerus
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Ecuador (1 collection), Panama (1)
• Pliocene of Costa Rica (5), Ecuador (1), United States (1: Florida)
• Miocene of Colombia (36), Ecuador (3), Grenada (13), Panama (90), Peru (1), Venezuela (9)
• Eocene of Venezuela (1)
Total: 162 collections including 172 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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