Pseudoneptunea Kobelt 1882 (true whelk)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Alternative spelling: Siphonalia (Pseudoneptunea)

Parent taxon: Buccinidae according to M. Harzhauser 2004

See also Martin 1933 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Accidenticulabrum, Agasoma, Aliofusus, Amarophos, Anomalisipho, Aquilofusus, Austrocominella, Babylonia, Bailya, Beringiinae, Bolis, Brachysphingus, Buccininae, Buccinopsis, Buccitriton, Burnupena, Cantharus, Cymatophos, Cyrtochetus, Dipsaccus, Donovaniinae, Editharus, Egotistica, Eobuccinella, Euthrenopsis, Hanetia, Hindsia, Janiopsis, Kaiparanura, Kergipenion, Khetella, Lacinia, Laevibuccinum, Latrunculus, Loochooia, Metaphos, Metula, Misifulgur, Monoptygma, Monostiolum, Nawenia, Neosconsia, Neptuneinae, Nicema, Odontobasis, Ornopsis, Pangoa, Paracominia, Parancistrolepidinae, Parkeristoma, Parvisipho, Pegocomptus, Perunassa, Pisaninae, Plicifusus, Pomahakia, Pseudofulgur, Pseudolivinae, Ptychosalpinx, Sagenella, Scalaspira, Searlesia, Siphonaliinae, Stantonella, Suessionia, Suessonia, Terebrifusus, Tritonidea, Trominina, Truncaria, Varicosipho, Volutopsiinae, Wrigleya, Zaglenum, Zelandiella

Subtaxa: Pseudoneptunea burgasensis Pseudoneptunea costellata Pseudoneptunea curta Siphonalia (Pseudoneptunea) semisulcata

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Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Malaysia (1 collection)

• Pliocene of Indonesia (1)

• Miocene of Japan (1)

• Oligocene of Greece (1)

• Eocene of Bulgaria (1), Japan (3), the United Kingdom (3), United States (3: Alabama)

• Paleocene of United States (3: Alabama, Louisiana)

Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence

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