Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Pseudomelatomidae
Alternative combinations: Crassispira (Burchia) semiinflata, Crassispira semiinflata, Pseudomelatoma penicillata semiinflata, Pseudomelatoma semiinflata
Belongs to Crassispira according to A. Hendy 2021
See also Grant, IV and Gale 1931, Hendy 2020 and Valentine 1958
Sister taxa: Clavus (Crassispira) bravinderi, Crassispira (Crassispira), Crassispira (Crassispirella), Crassispira (Tripia), Crassispira abundans, Crassispira apicata, Crassispira bottae, Crassispira capella, Crassispira conica, Crassispira eurynome, Crassispira fuscescens, Crassispira guayana, Crassispira kachhensis, Crassispira losquemadica, Crassispira luctuosa, Crassispira maonisriparum, Crassispira martinensis, Crassispira olcesensis, Crassispira perrugata, Crassispira ponida, Crassispira starri, Crassispira tyloessa, Crassispira woodringi, Drillia (Crassispira) bataviana, Drillia (Crassispira) birmanica, Drillia (Crassispira) constricta, Drillia (Crassispira) dalabeensis, Drillia (Crassispira) iravadica, Drillia (Crassispira) kamaensis, Drillia (Crassispira) logani, Drillia (Crassispira) mekranica, Drillia (Crassispira) mindegyiensi, Drillia (Crassispira) myaukmigonensis, Drillia (Crassispira) promensis, Drillia (Crassispira) subbataviana, Drillia (Crassispira) subpromensis, Drillia (Crassispira) tittabweensis, Drillia (Crassispira) woodringi
Type specimen: SDNHM 237, a shell
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (3: California collections)
• Pliocene of United States (3: California)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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