Parent taxon: Neogastropoda according to P. Bouchet et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Acamptochetus, Acominia, Ademtula, Adinus, Admetopsis, Afrovolutilithes, Akburunella, Alcira, Aldrichia, Altivasum, Amorena, Amplosipho, Amyssodropa, Anbullina, Anomalisipho, Antepepta, Antimitra, Antizafra, Appisania, Arctomelon, Argyrobessa, Ascensovoluta, Atoma, Aurina, Axymene, Bartonia, Bastropia, Beisselia, Belatomina, Bendeia, Boettgeriola, Brocchinia, Buccinacea, Buccinaceae, Buccinoidea, Buchozia, Bulbihastula, Bulovia, Cabania, Calverturris, Camarnia, Campylacrum, Cancellariacea, Cancellariella, Cancellarioidea, Caribiella, Carinotropsis, Catenotoma, Chesathais, Chiralithes, Cigelirina, Cilara, Cinguliturris, Cirillia, Clavidrupa, Clavstoma, Clifdenia, Clinurella, Closteriscus, Closteroides, Columbellisipho, Columbelloidea, Cominista, Conacea, Conoidea, Coptosipho, Coptostomella, Crenisutura, Cretaceomurex, Cryptoborsonia, Cryptocordieria, Culmia, Cylindromitra, Dentiterebra, Dertonia, Desorinassa, Dibaphimitra, Dibaphus, Diconomorpha, Diplomitra, Domerginella, Echinoturris, Ecphorosycon, Edithais, Endiatoma, Entacanthus, Eosipho, Eothesbia, Eovolutilithes, Euphyllon, Eurydike, Euryentome, Euscobinella, Exiloidea, Exomiliopsis, Fenolignum, Ficulomorpha, Ficulopsis, Fuscibuccinum, Fusitoma, Gemaspira, Gemmaterebra, Gemmoliva, Genkaimurex, Gilbertturricula, Globodrillia, Gonioptyxis, Haloginella, Haplovoluta, Harfordia, Harmatia, Hautura, Heligmotenia, Hiromurex, Hispidofusus, Hiwia, Holzapfelia, Houzeauia, Illyanassa, Ishnula, Johannaia, Johnwyattiidae, Jumala, Junghuhnia, Kaweka, Kestocenbra, Laccinum, Laeviterebrum, Lathyrulus, Latifusus, Lepsithais, Leptegauana, Leptomurex, Liniaxis, Liratilia, Liratomina, Lisbonia, Lissapiopsis, Lissomuricopsis, Lyrianella, Lyropurpura, Macrosinus, Macrozafra, Macrurella, Madiella, Maturifusidae, Maudrillia, Mauria, Megalatractus, Mericella, Mesochilotoma, Mexfusus, Micraclathurella, Microfulgur, Miocenebra, Misteia, Mitratoma, Mitrelloturris, Mitrodrillia, Monopophorus, Muricoidea, Neopleurofusia, Nicolia, Notogenota, Ocinebrellus, Odontopurpura, Okinawavoluta, Olivoidea, Ornatoptygmatis, Palaeocancellaria, Panormella, Paracomminia, Paradrilla, Paramarshallena, Paraneistrolepis, Parangarenga, Parinotus, Patuxentrophon, Paxula, Peritrophon, Perulithes, Petrafixia, Pholidotoma, Pholidotomoidea, Phoracanthus, Pinquigemmula, Pirgos, Plentaria, Pleuropyramis, Plochelaea, Pornosis, Poropteron, Pseudobuccinum, Pseudocancilla, Pseudocominella, Pseudolivoidea, Pseudometula, Pseudomorea, Pseudoperissitys, Pseudopisania, Pseudorapa, Pseudovaricia, Psilocochlis, Ptychoris, Pulchritima, Puruiana, Pusiolina, Pyramitoma, Pyrifusoidea, Reticuloturris, Ripleyella, Riuguhdrillia, Rostellaca, Saccaroturris, Sagenella, Sarganidae, Sarganoidea, Scabrella, Schizofusus, Semahana, Semipirum, Semityphis, Siphonorbis, Sohlia, Solatia, Spinaspira, Spiradaphne, Stenoglossa, Stephanosalpinx, Streptocarina, Strigillibuccinum, Strominella, Struthiolariopsis, Surculina, Swainsonia, Sycopsis, Syngenochelus, Tahudrilla, Tahusyrinx, Taiomidae, Tanimasanoria, Tantunia, Taurasia, Terebrellina, Terebritoma, Tetraplica, Thaisidae, Thanetinassa, Tomellana, Tortisipho, Tortoliva, Tractoliria, Transmariaturris, Tripia, Tritonomangilia, Trubosta, Tryonella, Turbinelloidea, Turriclavis, Turricolumbus, Uttleya, Vanpalmer, Verruturris, Vetridrillia, Viridibuccinum, Volutoidea, Volutolithes, Waipaoa, Whitecliffia, Whitneya, Xestosurcula, Zekilla, Zephos
Subtaxa: Mitridae Pyramimitridae
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Angola (1 collection), Australia (1), China (1), Costa Rica (1), Cuba (1), Djibouti (4), Ecuador (3), Eritrea (1), Fiji (1), French Polynesia (1), Haiti (1), India (1), Indonesia (1), Ireland (1), Jamaica (1), Japan (3), the Marshall Islands (1), Mexico (9), Morocco (1), Mozambique (1), Northern Mariana Islands (1), Pakistan (1), Panama (1), Peru (2), Portugal (5), South Africa (1), Spain (4), Sudan (1), Taiwan (5), United States (58: California, Florida, Hawaii, South Carolina), Vanuatu (2), Yemen (1)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Ecuador (1), Guam (1), Malaysia (2), United States (2: Florida)
• Pliocene of Australia (1), Chile (1), Colombia (1), Costa Rica (6), Cyprus (1), the Dominican Republic (10), Ecuador (7), Fiji (2), Greece (2), Holy See (Vatican City State) (1), India (1), Indonesia (5), Italy (1), Jamaica (4), Japan (2), Mexico (1), Pakistan (2), Panama (13), Papua New Guinea (1), the Philippines (4), Portugal (1), Trinidad and Tobago (1), United States (13: California, Florida, North Carolina), Vanuatu (1), Venezuela (4)
• Miocene to Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (9)
• Miocene of Argentina (11), Australia (4), Austria (3), Belgium (2), Brazil (6), Colombia (18), Costa Rica (1), Denmark (1), the Dominican Republic (8), Ecuador (2), Fiji (1), France (1), Germany (13), Greece (2), Grenada (6), Guam (2), India (8), Indonesia (18), Italy (6), Japan (9), the Marshall Islands (4), Mexico (4), New Zealand (1), Oman (1), Pakistan (5), Palau (1), Panama (30), the Philippines (1), Poland (1), Puerto Rico (2), Romania (2), South Africa (1), Spain (1), Trinidad and Tobago (4), Türkiye (1), United States (14: California, Florida), Venezuela (5)
• Oligocene to Miocene of Argentina (1), Haiti (1), United States (2: Florida)
• Oligocene of Belgium (1), Costa Rica (1), Mexico (3), Myanmar (2), Oman (1), Panama (1), United States (20: Florida, Georgia, Mississippi)
• Eocene of Antarctica (5), Australia (2), Colombia (1), Egypt (2), France (4), Indonesia (2), Jamaica (1), Mexico (1), New Zealand (4), Nigeria (1), Pakistan (2), Peru (3), Romania (1), the United Kingdom (7), United States (121: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Washington)
• Paleocene to Eocene of Australia (1)
• Paleocene of Australia (2), Belgium (2), Denmark (3), France (1), Germany (1), Greenland (1), New Zealand (1), Poland (2), United States (8: Alabama, Maryland, Texas, Virginia)
• Cretaceous of Austria (1), Brazil (1), France (1), Germany (1), the United Kingdom (1), United States (12: California, Mississippi, New Jersey, Texas)
Total: 647 collections including 898 occurrences