Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Pseudomelatomidae
Parent taxon: Pseudomelatomidae according to P. Bouchet et al. 2011
See also Abbott 1974, Durham 1944, Grant, IV and Gale 1931 and Sepkoski 2002
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, Lioglyphostoma, Lioglyphostomella, Maesiella, Megasurcula, Meggittia, Miraclathurella, Monilispira, Naudedrillia, Otitoma, Paracomitas, Pilsbryspira, Plicisyrinx, Pseudotaranis, Ptychobela, Pyrgospira, Rhodopetoma, Sediliopsis, Shutonia, Striospira, Tiariturris, Viridrillia, Zonulispira, Clavatoma
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 (34: California)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (1: California)
• Pliocene of United States (3: California)
• Oligocene of United States (1: Washington)
Total: 42 collections including 44 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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