Chrysodomus Swainson 1840 (true whelk)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Parent taxon: Buccinidae according to T. Nagao 1928

See also Martin 1904

Sister taxa: Accidenticulabrum, Aeneator, Agasoma, Aliofusus, Amarophos, Ancistrolepis, Antillophos, Aplus, Aquilofusus, Austrocominella, Austrofusus, Babylonia, Bailya, Beringiinae, Bolis, Brachysphingus, Buccininae, Buccinopsis, Buccinulum, Buccinum, Buccitriton, Burnupena, Caducifer, Cantharus, Clinopegma, Colinae, Colubraria, Colus, Cominella, Cymatophos, Cyrtochetus, Dipsaccus, Donovaniinae, Editharus, Egotistica, Engina, Enzinopsis, Eobuccinella, Euthrenopsis, Euthria, Gemophos, Hanetia, Hindsia, Iredalula, Janiopsis, Kaiparanura, Kergipenion, Khetella, Lacinia, Laevibuccinum, Latrunculus, Loochooia, Metaphos, Metula, Misifulgur, Monoptygma, Monostiolum, Nassa, Nawenia, Neosconsia, Nicema, Northia, Odontobasis, Ornopsis, Pangoa, Paracominia, Parancistrolepidinae, Pareuthria, Parkeristoma, Parvisipho, Pegocomptus, Penion, Perunassa, Phos, Pisania, Pisaniinae, Pisaninae, Pomahakia, Proneptunea, Prosipho, Pseudofulgur, Pseudolivinae, Pseudoneptunea, Ptychosalpinx, Savatieria, Scalaspira, Searlesia, Siphonalia, Siphonaliinae, Siphonofusus, Stantonella, Suessionia, Suessonia, Tasmeuthria, Terebrifusus, Tritonidea, Trominina, Truncaria, Varicosipho, Volutopsiinae, Wrigleya, Zaglenum, Zelandiella

Subtaxa: Chrysodomus altispiratus Chrysodomus andersoni Chrysodomus asakuraensis Chrysodomus burroensis Chrysodomus buwaldi Chrysodomus chikuzenensis Chrysodomus cierboensis Chrysodomus clallamensis Chrysodomus coalingensis Chrysodomus diabloensis Chrysodomus dirus Chrysodomus eurekaensis Chrysodomus hannibali Chrysodomus hawleyi Chrysodomus lawsoni Chrysodomus martini Chrysodomus pabloensis Chrysodomus packardi Chrysodomus patuxentensis Chrysodomus praenominata Chrysodomus pulcherrimus Chrysodomus purisimaensis Chrysodomus ruckmani Chrysodomus scotiaensis Chrysodomus stantoni

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Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (3: Alaska, California, Oregon collections)

• Pliocene of United States (10: Alaska, California, Oregon)

• Miocene of Japan (1), United States (1: Delaware)

• Oligocene of Canada (1: British Columbia), Mexico (1), United States (2: California)

• Eocene of United States (6: Alabama, California)

• Paleocene of Egypt (2)

Total: 27 collections including 30 occurrences

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