Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Pseudomelatomidae
Full reference: W. P. Woodring. 1928. Miocene Molluscs from Bowden, Jamaica. Part 2: Gastropods and discussion of results. Contributions to the Geology and Palaeontology of the West Indies
Parent taxon: Pseudomelatomidae according to P. Bouchet et al. 2011
See also MacNeil 1960, Sepkoski 2002, Todd 2001 and Woodring 1928
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, Lioglyphostomella, Maesiella, Megasurcula, Meggittia, Miraclathurella, Monilispira, Naudedrillia, Otitoma, Paracomitas, Pilsbryspira, Plicisyrinx, Pseudomelatoma, Pseudotaranis, Ptychobela, Pyrgospira, Rhodopetoma, Sediliopsis, Shutonia, Striospira, Tiariturris, Viridrillia, Zonulispira, Clavatoma
Subtaxa: Lioglyphostoma adematum Lioglyphostoma moinica
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Japan (2 collections), Panama (1), United States (1: Florida)
• Pliocene of Costa Rica (1), Jamaica (1), Panama (4)
• Miocene of Panama (4), United States (2: Florida)
Total: 16 collections including 18 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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