Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Synonym: Calusathais Petuch 1994
Parent taxon: Rapaninae according to M. Claremont et al. 2013
See also Darragh 1970 and Hendy et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Acanthais, Agnewia, Califrapana, Concholepas, Cymia, Drupa, Drupina, Ecphora, Indothais, Mancinella, Menathais, Nassa, Neorapana, Neothais, Phycothais, Pinaxia, Plicopurpura, Purpura, Rapana, Reishia, Sargana, Semiricinula, Stramonita, Taurasia, Thais, Thaisella, Thalessa, Tribulus, Tritonopsis, Vasula, Vexilla
Subtaxa: Dicathais abjecta
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (3 collections)
• Miocene of Australia (1), United States (1: Florida)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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