Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Synonyms: Murex (Pleurotoma) Lamarck 1800, Pleurotoma Lamarck 1800, Turris (Pleurotoma) Lamarck 1800
Parent taxon: Turridae according to P. Bouchet et al. 2011
See also Abbass 1967, Clark 1918, Durham 1944, Grant, IV and Gale 1931, Harris and Palmer 1947, Hendy 2007, Kensley 1972, Ladd 1982, Mansfield 1925, Marasti 1973, Martin 1904, Mukerjee 1939, Nagao 1928, Nagao 1928, Oostingh 1935, Sepkoski 2002, Vredenburg 1921, Vredenburg 1925, Wilson 1994 and Woodring 1928
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, Turrinae, Turrinosyrinx, Unedogemmula, Vaughanites, Xenuroturris
Subtaxa: Pleurotoma (Pleurotoma) Pleurotoma (Tripia) Pleurotoma abundans Pleurotoma albinoides Pleurotoma angermanni Pleurotoma bavarica Pleurotoma beringi Pleurotoma butonensis Pleurotoma catenata Pleurotoma catenata Pleurotoma chehalisensis Pleurotoma clavicularis Pleurotoma cochlearis Pleurotoma congesta Pleurotoma coronifer Pleurotoma cristata Pleurotoma curtistoma Pleurotoma curvicosta Pleurotoma dalli Pleurotoma decliva Pleurotoma decussata Pleurotoma dentata Pleurotoma denticulata Pleurotoma domenginei Pleurotoma eborides Pleurotoma faxensis Pleurotoma filosa Pleurotoma furcata Pleurotoma gemmata Pleurotoma glabrata Pleurotoma gracilicostata Pleurotoma guibersoni Pleurotoma guppyana Pleurotoma harpula Pleurotoma harrisi Pleurotoma haydeni Pleurotoma heptagona Pleurotoma herklotsi Pleurotoma hilgardi Pleurotoma ickei Pleurotoma inaudita Pleurotoma inflexa Pleurotoma intorta Pleurotoma ktolemandoensis Pleurotoma lineolata Pleurotoma marginata Pleurotoma mississippiensis Pleurotoma monterosatoi Pleurotoma morreni Pleurotoma multinoda Pleurotoma newsomi Pleurotoma nodulosa Pleurotoma ocoyana Pleurotoma pannus Pleurotoma porcelana Pleurotoma porrecta Pleurotoma rotaedens Pleurotoma sanctaecrucis Pleurotoma scaliae Pleurotoma schaeferi Pleurotoma senilis Pleurotoma speciosa Pleurotoma striarella Pleurotoma sulcata Pleurotoma transmontana Pleurotoma transversaria Pleurotoma turrella Pleurotoma turricula Pleurotoma turris Pleurotoma undata Pleurotoma veracruzana Pleurotoma zapoteca Turris (Pleurotoma) nomlandi Turris (Pleurotoma) perissolaxoides Turris (Turris) Turris adendanii Turris ahmedi Turris altuscollus Turris andersoni Turris baudoni Turris burroensis Turris cleopatrae Turris garoensis Turris gilchristi Turris higoensis Turris hornesi Turris inconstans Turris kaffraria Turris kirkensis Turris louderbacki Turris monolifera Turris multigyrata Turris suturalis Turris worcesteri
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Djibouti (3 collections), Egypt (1), South Africa (1), Sudan (1), the United Kingdom (2), United States (1: Hawaii), Vanuatu (1), Yemen (2)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Malaysia (3), South Africa (1)
• Pliocene of Algeria (1), Belgium (1), Greece (2), Holy See (Vatican City State) (1), India (1), Indonesia (6), Italy (1), Japan (1), Mexico (1), Papua New Guinea (1), the Philippines (2), South Africa (5), the United Kingdom (9), United States (2: Oregon), Vanuatu (1)
• Miocene to Pliocene of South Africa (1)
• Miocene of Austria (3), Belgium (3), Chile (1), Czechia (1), Greece (2), India (3), Indonesia (8), Italy (7), Japan (1), Mexico (1), Myanmar (2), Pakistan (3), Papua New Guinea (2), Romania (1), Somalia (4), South Africa (1)
• Oligocene of the Dominican Republic (1), France (2), Hungary (4), the Netherlands (1), Türkiye (1), United States (16: California, Georgia, Mississippi)
• Eocene of Angola (3), Egypt (3), France (4), Indonesia (2), Italy (1), Japan (1), Trinidad and Tobago (1), the United Kingdom (5), United States (25: Alabama, California, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, South Carolina, Texas, Washington)
• Paleocene of Argentina (1), Austria (1), Germany (2), Greenland (2), United States (29: Alabama, California, Louisiana, Maryland, Texas)
• Cretaceous of Cameroon (2), Germany (1), New Zealand (3), United States (1: Tennessee)
• Jurassic of Chile (1)
Total: 208 collections including 335 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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