Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Synonym: Clamturris Iredale 1931
Parent taxon: Turridae according to Y. Kantor et al. 2024
See also Addicott 1970, Bouchet et al. 2011, Sepkoski 2002 and Wilson 1994
Sister taxa: Adelocythara, Amekicythara, Amuletum, Andicula, Annulaturris, 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, Pleurofusia, Polystira, Procerapex, Protosurcula, Ptychosyrinx, Remnita, Scalaturris, Scobinella, Sedilia, Sinistrella, Sullivania, Surculites, Surculoma, Trachelochetus, Trypanotoma, Trypanotopsis, Turridrupa, Turrinae, Turrinosyrinx, Turris, Unedogemmula, Vaughanites
Subtaxa: Xenuroturris antiselli Xenuroturris cingulifera
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Djibouti (2 collections)
• Pliocene of Vanuatu (1)
• Miocene of Australia (1), United States (5: California, Oregon)
Total: 9 collections including 10 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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