Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
Alternative combination: Drillia confusa
Synonyms: Pleurotoma carinata Bivonae in Philip 1844, Pleurotoma carinatum Bivonae in Philip 1844, Pleurotoma modiolum Locard 1897, Spirotropis monterosatoi Bouchet and Warén 1980
Belongs to Spirotropis according to R. Janssen 1993
See also Oostingh 1935 and Wood 1848
Sister taxa: Pleurotoma (Spirotropsis) smithi, Spirotropis (Spirotropis), Spirotropis adrastia, Spirotropis agamedea, Spirotropis antigone, Spirotropis azorica, Spirotropis badensis, Spirotropis bainbridgensis, Spirotropis calodius, Spirotropis campi, Spirotropis chrysothemis, Spirotropis cymothoe, Spirotropis dickersoni, Spirotropis evadne, Spirotropis gramensis, Spirotropis karamanensis, Spirotropis modiolus, Spirotropis patagonica, Spirotropis polycaste, Spirotropis spinescens, Spirotropis tortonica, Spirotropis washingtonensis
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of the United Kingdom (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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