Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
Alternative spellings: Amycla (Astyris), Columbella (Astyris)
Parent taxon: Columbellidae according to J. A. Todd 2001
See also Martin 1904, Moody 1916, Sepkoski 2002 and Spencer and Campbell 1987
Sister taxa: Aesopus, Atiliinae, Bifurcium, Clavistrombina, Columbella, Columbellinae, Columbellopsis, Conella, Cosmioconcha, Decipifus, Euplica, Eurypyrene, Glyptanachis, Graphicomassa, Indomitrella, Lavesopus, Mazatlania, Metulella, Microcithara, Mitrella, Nassarina, Nitidella, Parametaria, Parvanachis, Pyrene, Pyrenidae, Pyreninae, Retizafra, Rhombinella, Ruthia, Seminella, Sincola, Strombinella, Zafrona, Zemitrella
Subtaxa: Astyris communis Astyris lappanni Astyris lunata Columbella (Astyris) kirkensis Columbella (Astyris) sulculata
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Japan (3 collections), United States (34: Florida, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia)
• Pliocene of the United Kingdom (2), United States (9: North Carolina, Virginia), Venezuela (1)
• Miocene of United States (7: Maryland, New Jersey, Virginia)
• Eocene of United States (6: Alabama, California, Texas)
• Paleocene of Denmark (4), United States (1: Alabama)
Total: 67 collections including 70 occurrences
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