Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Borsoniidae
Alternative combinations: Dolichotoma cataphracta, Genotia (Bathytoma) cataphracta, Murex (Pleurotoma) cataphractus
Belongs to Bathytoma according to W. Baluk 2003
See also Harris and Palmer 1947 and Vredenburg 1925
Sister taxa: Bathytoma boundeyi, Bathytoma clarkiana, Bathytoma granata, Bathytoma haasti, Bathytoma hetzeli, Bathytoma nonplicata, Bathytoma pacifica, Bathytoma tesohensis, Epalxis (Bathytoma) turbida, Pleurotoma (Bathytoma) marieana
Subtaxa: Bathytoma cataphracta gedrosiana
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Denmark (2 collections), Italy (4), the Netherlands (2), Pakistan (1)
• Oligocene of Hungary (2)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
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