†subfamily Thaidinae Jousseaume 1888 (murex snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Parent taxon: Muricidae according to L. W. Ward 1992

See also Ponder and Warén 1988, Vokes 1989 and Wilson 1994

Sister taxa: Acanthotrophon, Aspella, Atractodon, Attiliosa, Austrotrophon, Babelomurex, Boreotrophon, Calothrophon, Calotrophon, Cathymorula, Coralliophilinae, Crassimurex, Cymia, Dermomurex, Drupinae, Eofavartia, Ergalataxinae, Favartia, Hadriania, Haustrinae, Heteropurpura, Hexaplex, Homalocantha, Jaton, Lyrotyphis, Mexacanthina, Monoceros, Morula, Murexiella, Murexsul, Muricanthus, Muricidea, Muricinae, Muricopsinae, Muricopsis, Murotriton, Nucella, Nucellopsis, Ocenebra, Ocenebrinae, Ocinebrina, Ocinebrinae, Odontopolys, Orania, Pagodula, Phyllocoma, Ponderia, Pterochelus, Pteropurpura, Pterorhytis, Pterotyphis, Pterymarchia, Pterynotus, Purpura, Purpurellus, Pygmaepterys, Rapaninae, Reishia, Shaskyus, Siphonochelus, Sohliina, Spinidrupa, Spinucella, Thais, Trachypollia, Tripterotyphinae, Tritonaliinae, Trophoninae, Typhinae, Typhinellus, Typhis, Vitularia, Yasila, Yunomys

Subtaxa: Agnewia Ceratostoma Drupina Haustrum Lepsiella Pinaxia Vexilla

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Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Australia (1 collection), Japan (1), Mexico (1), United States (16: California)

• Pliocene of Ecuador (2), Japan (1)

• Miocene of Australia (1), Ecuador (1), Japan (1), Mexico (2), United States (3: California)

Total: 30 collections including 32 occurrences

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