Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Parent taxon: Trophoninae according to T. J. DeVries 2005
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Anatrophon, Apixystus, Benthoxystus, Chesatrophon, Enatimene, Enixotrophon, Eopaziella, Gemixystus, Lenitrophon, Litozamia, Paratrophon, Scabrotrophon, Terefundus, Trophon, Vesanula, Xenotrophon, Xymene, Xymenopsis
Subtaxa: Xanthochorus aculeata Xanthochorus buxeus Xanthochorus cassidiformis Xanthochorus eripepomis Xanthochorus ochuroma Xanthochorus stephanicus Xanthochorus xuster
Type: Purpura cassidiformis
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Chile (6 collections), Peru (6)
• Pliocene of Chile (2), Peru (16)
• Miocene to Pliocene of Chile (1)
• Miocene of Australia (1), Peru (3)
Total: 35 collections including 38 occurrences
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