Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Pseudomelatomidae
Parent taxon: Pseudomelatomidae according to P. Bouchet et al. 2011
See also Beu et al. 1990, Ladd 1982, Sepkoski 2002, Wienrich and Janssen 2007 and Wilson 1994
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, Knefastia, Kurilohadalia, Kurodadrillia, Leucosyrinx, Lioglyphostoma, Lioglyphostomella, Maesiella, Megasurcula, Meggittia, Miraclathurella, Monilispira, Naudedrillia, Otitoma, Paracomitas, Pilsbryspira, Plicisyrinx, Pseudomelatoma, Pseudotaranis, Ptychobela, Pyrgospira, Rhodopetoma, Sediliopsis, Shutonia, Striospira, Tiariturris, Viridrillia, Zonulispira, Clavatoma
Subtaxa: Inquisitor cotteri Inquisitor formidabilis Inquisitor spicata
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Fiji (1 collection), Indonesia (1), Japan (3), Thailand (2), Vanuatu (1)
• Pliocene of Australia (1), Indonesia (4), Japan (1), the Philippines (1)
• Miocene of Australia (1), Germany (35), India (1), Indonesia (4), Japan (3), Myanmar (1), New Zealand (5), the Philippines (1), South Africa (1)
• Oligocene of New Zealand (2)
• Eocene of Antarctica (1), Indonesia (1), New Zealand (1)
• Paleocene of New Zealand (2)
Total: 74 collections including 75 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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