Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Parent taxon: Turridae according to U. S. Grant, IV and H. R. Gale 1931
See also Abbott 1974, Durham 1944 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Adelocythara, Amekicythara, Amuletum, Andicula, Awateria, Beretra, Borsoniinae, Cochlespirella, Cochlespiropsis, Cryptoconinae, Cryptogemma, Daphinellinae, Decollidrillia, Drilliinae, Drillinae, Eodrilla, Eopleurotoma, Eosurcula, Epalxis, Epidirella, Eucheilodon, Fusimilis, Gemmula, Genotia, Glabrocythara, Hemisurcula, Hesperiturris, Iotyrris, Kuroshioturris, Lepicythara, Lophiotoma, Lucerapex, Lurifax, Lutema, Lyrosurcula, Melatoma, Michela, Muteluma, Nasavusavuia, Optoturris, Pachycythara, Parasyngenochilus, Perrona, Pleurofusia, Polystira, Procerapex, Protosurcula, Pseudoraphitoma, Ptychosyrinx, Remnita, Scalaturris, Scobinella, Sedilia, Sinistrella, Sullivania, Surculites, Surculoma, Taranis, Trachelochetus, Trypanotoma, Trypanotopsis, Turridrupa, Turrinae, Turrinosyrinx, Turris, Unedogemmula, Vaughanites, Xenuroturris
Subtaxa: Pseudomelatoma (Laevitectum) Pseudomelatoma fleenerensis Pseudomelatoma fulleri Pseudomelatoma grippi Pseudomelatoma penicillata Pseudomelatoma torosa
Type: Drillia penicillata
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (3 collections), United States (28: California)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (1: California)
• Pliocene of United States (3: California)
• Oligocene of United States (1: Washington)
Total: 36 collections including 38 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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