Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Alternative spelling: Kelletia (Searlesia)
Parent taxon: Buccinidae according to H. S. Ladd 1977
See also Clark and Arnold 1923, Durham 1944, Grant, IV and Gale 1931 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Accidenticulabrum, Aeneator, Agasoma, Aliofusus, Amarophos, Ancistrolepis, Antillophos, Aplus, Aquilofusus, Austrocominella, Austrofusus, Babylonia, Bailya, Beringiinae, Bolis, Brachysphingus, Buccininae, Buccinopsis, Buccinulum, Buccinum, Buccitriton, Burnupena, Caducifer, Cantharus, Chrysodomus, Clinopegma, Colinae, Colubraria, Colus, Cominella, Cymatophos, Cyrtochetus, Dipsaccus, Donovaniinae, Editharus, Egotistica, Engina, Enzinopsis, Eobuccinella, Euthrenopsis, Euthria, Gemophos, Hanetia, Hindsia, Iredalula, Janiopsis, Kaiparanura, Kergipenion, Khetella, Lacinia, Laevibuccinum, Latrunculus, Loochooia, Metaphos, Metula, Misifulgur, Monoptygma, Monostiolum, Nassa, Nawenia, Neosconsia, Nicema, Northia, Odontobasis, Ornopsis, Pangoa, Paracominia, Parancistrolepidinae, Pareuthria, Parkeristoma, Parvisipho, Pegocomptus, Penion, Perunassa, Phos, Pisania, Pisaniinae, Pisaninae, Pomahakia, Proneptunea, Prosipho, Pseudofulgur, Pseudolivinae, Pseudoneptunea, Ptychosalpinx, Savatieria, Scalaspira, Siphonalia, Siphonaliinae, Siphonofusus, Stantonella, Suessionia, Suessonia, Tasmeuthria, Terebrifusus, Tritonidea, Trominina, Truncaria, Varicosipho, Volutopsiinae, Wrigleya, Zaglenum, Zelandiella
Subtaxa: Kelletia (Searlesia) dira Searlesia carlsoni Searlesia dentifera Searlesia dira Searlesia mitgaui Searlesia modesta Searlesia olympicensis
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Ireland (1 collection), Japan (1), United States (7: California)
• Miocene of Japan (3), United States (14: California, Oregon)
• Oligocene to Miocene of United States (1: California)
• Oligocene of Canada (1: British Columbia), Denmark (4)
• Eocene of United States (1: Washington)
• Paleocene of Greenland (1)
Total: 34 collections including 35 occurrences
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