Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Alternative spelling: Turris (Lophiotoma)
Synonyms: Lophiotoma (Lophioturris), Lophioturris
Parent taxon: Turridae according to P. Bouchet et al. 2011
See also Dey 1961, Ladd 1982, MacNeil 1960, Sepkoski 2002 and Wilson 1994
Sister taxa: Adelocythara, Amekicythara, Amuletum, Andicula, Awateria, Beretra, Borsoniinae, Cochlespirella, Cochlespiropsis, Cryptoconinae, Cryptogemma, Daphinellinae, Decollidrillia, Drilliinae, Drillinae, Eodrilla, Eopleurotoma, Eosurcula, Epalxis, Epidirella, Eucheilodon, Fusimilis, Gemmula, Genotia, Glabrocythara, Hemisurcula, Hesperiturris, Iotyrris, Kuroshioturris, Lepicythara, Lucerapex, Lurifax, Lutema, Lyrosurcula, Melatoma, Michela, Muteluma, Nasavusavuia, Optoturris, Pachycythara, Parasyngenochilus, Perrona, Pleurofusia, Polystira, Procerapex, Protosurcula, Pseudomelatoma, Pseudoraphitoma, Ptychosyrinx, Remnita, Scalaturris, Scobinella, Sedilia, Sinistrella, Sullivania, Surculites, Surculoma, Taranis, Trachelochetus, Trypanotoma, Trypanotopsis, Turridrupa, Turrinae, Turrinosyrinx, Turris, Unedogemmula, Vaughanites, Xenuroturris
Subtaxa: Lophiotoma (Lophiotoma) Lophiotoma abbreviata Lophiotoma cingulifera Turris (Lophiotoma) quilonica
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Djibouti (2 collections), Indonesia (1), Japan (1), Kenya (1), Saudi Arabia (1), Taiwan (11), Vanuatu (1)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Guam (1)
• Pliocene of Fiji (2), Japan (2), the Philippines (2), Vanuatu (2)
• Miocene of India (3), Indonesia (6), Japan (2), the Marshall Islands (1), Vanuatu (1)
• Eocene of Indonesia (1)
• Paleocene of United States (1: Alabama)
Total: 42 collections including 47 occurrences
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