Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Pseudomelatomidae
Synonyms: Brachytoma Swainson 1840, Clavus (Brachytoma) Swainson 1840, Drillia (Brachytoma) Swainson 1840
Parent taxon: Pseudomelatomidae according to P. Bouchet et al. 2011
See also Dey 1961, Grant, IV and Gale 1931, Harzhauser and Mandic 2001, Hendy 2007, Mukerjee 1939, Sepkoski 2002, Todd 2001, Vredenburg 1921 and Wilson 1994
Sister taxa: Abyssocomitas, Aguilaria, Anticomitas, Antimelatoma, Antiplanes, Austrotoma, Benthodaphne, Boreocomitas, Burchia, Buridrillia, Calcatodrillia, Carinodrillia, Carinoturris, Cheungbeia, Comitas, Compsodrillia, Conorbela, Conticosta, Crassiclava, Crassispira, Cretaspira, Dallspira, Doxospira, Epideira, Funa, Gibbaspira, Glossispira, Hindsiclava, Hormospira, Inquisitor, Knefastia, Kurilohadalia, Kurodadrillia, Leucosyrinx, Lioglyphostoma, Lioglyphostomella, Maesiella, Megasurcula, Meggittia, Miraclathurella, Monilispira, Naudedrillia, Otitoma, Paracomitas, Pilsbryspira, Plicisyrinx, Pseudomelatoma, Pseudotaranis, Pyrgospira, Rhodopetoma, Sediliopsis, Shutonia, Striospira, Tiariturris, Viridrillia, Zonulispira, Clavatoma
Subtaxa: Clavus (Brachytoma) nigerrimus Drillia (Brachytoma) annandalei Drillia (Brachytoma) buddhaica Drillia (Brachytoma) convexa Drillia (Brachytoma) gautama Drillia (Brachytoma) pinfoldi Drillia (Brachytoma) reticulata Drillia (Brachytoma) sarasvati Drillia (Brachytoma) tjemoroensis Drillia (Brachytoma) yabei
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of India (1 collection)
• Pliocene of Japan (1)
• Miocene of Denmark (1), India (3), Myanmar (5)
• Oligocene of Myanmar (1)
• Eocene of Pakistan (2)
Total: 14 collections including 33 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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