Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Parent taxon: Muricidae according to J. A. Todd 2001
See also Vokes 1988
Sister taxa: Aspella, Atractodon, Attiliosa, Austrotrophon, Boreotrophon, Calothrophon, Calotrophon, Cathymorula, Coralliophilinae, Crassimurex, Dermomurex, Drupinae, Ergalataxinae, Favartia, Hadriania, Haustrinae, Heteropurpura, Hexaplex, Homalocantha, Jaton, Lyrotyphis, Mexacanthina, Monoceros, Morula, Murexiella, Murexsul, Muricanthus, Muricidea, Muricinae, Muricopsinae, Murotriton, Nucella, Nucellopsis, Ocenebra, Ocenebrinae, Ocinebrina, Ocinebrinae, Odontopolys, Orania, Pagodula, Phyllocoma, Ponderia, Pterochelus, Pteropurpura, Pterorhytis, Pterotyphis, Pterymarchia, Pterynotus, Purpurellus, Pygmaepterys, Rapaninae, Shaskyus, Siphonochelus, Sohliina, Spinidrupa, Spinucella, Thaidinae, Trachypollia, Tripterotyphinae, Tritonaliinae, Trophoninae, Typhinae, Typhinellus, Typhis, Vitularia, Yasila, Yunomys
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (1 collection), Ecuador (1)
• Miocene to Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (1)
• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (4)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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