†family Pholidotomidae Cossmann 1896 (snail)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Pholidotomidae
Parent taxon: Muricoidea according to P. Bouchet et al. 2005
Sister taxa: Babyloniidae, Coralliophilidae, Cystiscidae, Fulgerca, Harpidae, Marginellidae, Mitracea, Muricidae, Purpurellidae, Rachiglossa, Strepsiduridae, Taurasinae, Tudiclidae, Volutidae
Subtaxa: Moreinae Pseudorapinae Pyrifusinae
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Mexico (1 collection), the United Kingdom (1), United States (62: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas)
Total: 64 collections including 95 occurrences