Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Alternative spelling: Surcula (Surculites)
Parent taxon: Turridae according to R. L. Squires and J. L. Goedert 1994
See also Adegoke 1977, Dickerson 1914, Dickerson 1915, Durham 1944, Gabb 1869, Hickman 1976, Sepkoski 2002, Squires 1984, Squires 1987 and Turner 1938
Sister taxa: Adelocythara, Amekicythara, Amuletum, Andicula, Awateria, Beretra, Borsoniinae, Cochlespirella, Cochlespiropsis, Cryptoconinae, Cryptogemma, Daphinellinae, Decollidrillia, Drilliinae, Drillinae, Eopleurotoma, Eosurcula, Epalxis, Epidirella, Eucheilodon, Fusimilis, Gemmula, Genotia, Glabrocythara, Hemisurcula, Hesperiturris, Iotyrris, Kuroshioturris, Lepicythara, Lophiotoma, Lucerapex, Lurifax, Lutema, Lyrosurcula, Megasurcula, Michela, Muteluma, Nasavusavuia, Optoturris, Pachycythara, Parasyngenochilus, Perrona, Pleurofusia, Polystira, Procerapex, Protosurcula, Pseudoraphitoma, Ptychosyrinx, Remnita, Scalaturris, Scobinella, Sedilia, Sinistrella, Sullivania, Surculoma, Trachelochetus, Trypanotoma, Trypanotopsis, Turridrupa, Turrinae, Turrinosyrinx, Turris, Unedogemmula, Vaughanites, Xenuroturris
Subtaxa: Surcula (Surculites) andersoni Surculites errans Surculites kogbei Surculites mathewsonii Surculites sinuatus
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (1: California collection)
• Miocene of Japan (2)
• Oligocene of United States (2: Washington)
• Eocene of Mexico (1), New Zealand (2), Nigeria (3), the United Kingdom (7), United States (64: Alabama, California, Mississippi, New Jersey, Oregon, Texas, Washington)
• Paleocene of Colombia (1), Greenland (1), Nigeria (1), United States (12: California, Texas, Virginia)
Total: 97 collections including 103 occurrences
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