Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turbinellidae
Alternative combination: Xancus trinitatis
Synonyms: Turbinella riosecana Hodson 1931, Xancus praeovoideus Maury 1917, Xancus praevoideus Maury 1917, Xancus riosecana Hodson 1931
Belongs to Turbinella according to B. Landau and C. Marques da Silva 2010
See also Maury 1917 and Woodring 1964
Sister taxa: Turbinella (Mangkalia), Turbinella acutangulatus, Turbinella affinis, Turbinella amazonianum, Turbinella angulata, Turbinella brasilianus, Turbinella buccina, Turbinella chipolana, Turbinella demissa, Turbinella episoma, Turbinella falconensis, Turbinella gratus, Turbinella hermani, Turbinella humilior, Turbinella junghuhni, Turbinella laevigata, Turbinella magdalenensis, Turbinella mekranica, Turbinella perexilis, Turbinella pilsbryi, Turbinella polygonata, Turbinella praelaevigata, Turbinella praelavigata, Turbinella praetextilis, Turbinella premekranica, Turbinella protracta, Turbinella pyrum, Turbinella rembangensis, Turbinella scolymoides, Turbinella scopulus, Turbinella valida, Turbinella wheeleri, Xancus (Eoxancus), Turbinella wilsoni, Xancus paytensis, Xancus peruvianus, Xancus rex, Xancus regina, Xancus talarensis
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (1 collection), Venezuela (2)
• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (1), Trinidad and Tobago (1)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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