Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Parent taxon: Turridae according to M. Harzhauser et al. 2009
See also Addicott 1970, Beu et al. 1990, Bouchet et al. 2005, Hickman 1976, Moore 1976, Olsson 1964, Petuch 1988, Ponder and Warén 1988, Squires 1987, Stilwell et al. 2004, Sysoev 1996, Wilson 1994, Woodring 1928 and Woodring 1970
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, Lophiotoma, Lucerapex, Lurifax, Lutema, Lyrosurcula, Melatoma, Michela, Muteluma, Nasavusavuia, Optoturris, Pachycythara, Parasyngenochilus, Pleurofusia, Polystira, Procerapex, Protosurcula, Pseudoraphitoma, Ptychosyrinx, Remnita, Scalaturris, Scobinella, Sedilia, Sinistrella, Sullivania, Surculites, Surculoma, Trachelochetus, Trypanotoma, Trypanotopsis, Turridrupa, Turrinosyrinx, Turris, Unedogemmula, Vaughanites, Xenuroturris
Subtaxa: Acamptogenotia Brachystoma Cosmasyrinx Ingaunoturricula Insolentia Micantapex Oxyacrum Parasyrinx Pleuroliria Xenoturris
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (1: Hawaii collection)
• Pliocene of Italy (5), Japan (5), United States (1: Florida)
• Miocene to Pliocene of Japan (1)
• Miocene of Austria (1), Denmark (1), Germany (7), Japan (3), Mexico (1), the Netherlands (1), New Zealand (4), Panama (1), United States (2: Alaska)
• Oligocene of Denmark (5), New Zealand (8), United States (33: Mississippi, Oregon, Washington)
• Eocene to Oligocene of United States (1: Oregon)
• Eocene of Antarctica (4), France (1), New Zealand (5), the Russian Federation (1), the United Kingdom (2), United States (27: Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oregon, Texas, Washington)
• Paleocene of Antarctica (1), Australia (2), New Zealand (2), United States (2: California, Texas)
• Cretaceous of Argentina (1)
Total: 129 collections including 163 occurrences