Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Alternative spelling: Surcula (Surculites)
Parent taxon: Turridae according to R. L. Squires and J. L. Goedert 1994
See also Adegoke 1977, Dickerson 1914, Dickerson 1915, Durham 1944, Gabb 1869, Grant, IV and Gale 1931, Hickman 1976, Sepkoski 2002, Squires 1984, Squires 1987 and Turner 1938
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, Pseudomelatoma, Pseudoraphitoma, Ptychosyrinx, Remnita, Scalaturris, Scobinella, Sedilia, Sinistrella, Sullivania, Surculoma, Taranis, Trachelochetus, Trypanotoma, Trypanotopsis, Turridrupa, Turrinae, Turrinosyrinx, Turris, Unedogemmula, Vaughanites, Xenuroturris
Subtaxa: Surcula (Surculites) andersoni Surculites (Megasurcula) Surculites errans Surculites kogbei Surculites mathewsonii Surculites sinuatus
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (1 collection), United States (29: California)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (2: California)
• Pliocene of Mexico (1), United States (25: California, Oregon)
• Miocene of Japan (3), United States (21: California, Oregon, Washington)
• Oligocene of United States (4: Washington)
• Eocene of Mexico (1), New Zealand (2), Nigeria (3), the United Kingdom (7), United States (64: Alabama, California, Mississippi, New Jersey, Oregon, Texas, Washington)
• Paleocene of Colombia (1), Greenland (1), Nigeria (1), United States (12: California, Texas, Virginia)
Total: 178 collections including 193 occurrences
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