Gastropoda - Pleurotomarioidea - Pleurotomariidae
Alternative spelling: Pleurotomaria (Talantodiscus)
Full reference: P. Fischer. 1885. Manuel de conchyliologie et de paléontologie conchyliologique, ou histoire naturelle des molluscques vivants et fossiles. Fasc. VIII 1-1369
Parent taxon: Pleurotomariidae according to J. G. Begg and J. A. Grant-Mackie 2003
See also Knight et al. 1960, Marwick 1953 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Austroworthenia, Bathrotomaria, Conotomaria, Cryptaenia, Entemnotrochus, Laevitomaria, Leptomaria, Mamoeatomaria, Mellarium, Mikadotrochus, Murihikua, Obornella, Ornatospira, Perotrochus, Pleurotomaria, Pleurotomariinae, Pyrgotrochus, Rasatomaria, Tahua
Subtaxa: Talantodiscus mackayi Talantodiscus trechmanni
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of New Zealand (1 collection), the United Kingdom (1)
• Triassic of New Zealand (4)
Total: 6 collections including 7 occurrences
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