Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Parent taxon: Muricidae according to F. S. MacNeil 1960
See also Hertlein 1965
Sister taxa: Acanthotrophon, Aspella, Atractodon, Attiliosa, Austrotrophon, Boreotrophon, Calothrophon, Calotrophon, Cathymorula, Coralliophilinae, Crassimurex, Dermomurex, Ergalataxinae, Favartia, Hadriania, Haustrinae, Heteropurpura, Hexaplex, Homalocantha, Jaton, Lyrotyphis, Mexacanthina, Monoceros, Morula, Murexiella, Murexsul, Muricanthus, Muricidea, Muricinae, Muricopsinae, Murotriton, Nucella, Nucellopsis, Ocenebra, Ocenebrinae, Ocinebrina, Ocinebrinae, Odontopolys, Orania, Pagodula, Phyllocoma, Ponderia, Pterochelus, Pteropurpura, Pterorhytis, Pterotyphis, Pterymarchia, Pterynotus, Purpurellus, Pygmaepterys, Rapaninae, Shaskyus, Siphonochelus, Sohliina, Spinidrupa, Spinucella, Thaidinae, Trachypollia, Tripterotyphinae, Tritonaliinae, Trophoninae, Typhinae, Typhinellus, Typhis, Vitularia, Yasila, Yunomys
Subtaxa: Condonia
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of United States (1: California collection)
• Miocene of United States (1: Oregon)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence