Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Pseudomelatomidae
Parent taxon: Pseudomelatomidae according to P. Bouchet et al. 2011
See also Rosenberg 2005 and Todd 2001
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, Ptychobela, Rhodopetoma, Sediliopsis, Shutonia, Striospira, Tiariturris, Viridrillia, Zonulispira, Clavatoma
Subtaxa: Pyrgospira acurugata Pyrgospira ostrearum Pyrgospira tampaensis
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Panama (1 collection), United States (6: Florida)
Total: 7 collections including 8 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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