Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Parent taxon: Turrinae according to A. G. Beu et al. 1990
See also Hickman 1976, Hickman 1980, Sepkoski 2002 and Zinsmeister 1983
Sister taxa: Acamptogenotia, Austroturris, Brachystoma, Cosmasyrinx, Fenimorea, Fusiturris, Globidrillia, Ingaunoturricula, Insolentia, Micantapex, Oxyacrum, Pleuroliria, Taranis, Viridoturris, Xenoturris
Subtaxa: Parasyrinx (Lirasyrinx) Parasyrinx (Parasyrinx) Parasyrinx delicata Parasyrinx dickersoni Parasyrinx hickmani Parasyrinx kincaidi
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of New Zealand (4 collections), United States (2: Alaska)
• Oligocene of New Zealand (7), United States (12: Oregon, Washington)
• Eocene to Oligocene of United States (1: Oregon)
• Eocene of the Russian Federation (1), United States (15: Oregon, Washington)
• Paleocene of United States (1: California)
• Cretaceous of Argentina (1)
Total: 44 collections including 53 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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