†family Magilidae Thiele 1925 (murex snail)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Parent taxon: Coralliophilinae according to W. F. Ponder and A. Warén 1988
See also Sohl 1964
Sister taxa: Coralliophila, Emozamia, Mipus, Rapa
Subtaxa: Coralliobia Lowenstamia Magilus
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Egypt (1 collection), Japan (2), New Zealand (1), the Seychelles (2), United States (2: Hawaii)
• Pliocene of United States (1: Florida)
• Miocene of Indonesia (3), Japan (1), Poland (1)
• Cretaceous of United States (32: Alabama, Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Texas)
Total: 46 collections each including a single occurrence