Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
Alternative spellings: Pleurotoma (Spirotropis), Pleurotoma (Spirotropsis)
Parent taxon: Drilliidae according to P. Bouchet et al. 2011
See also Arnold 1903, Durham 1944, Grant, IV and Gale 1931, Moore 1976, Scarponi and Della Bella 2003 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Agladrillia, Clathrodrillia, Crassopleura, Cymatosyrinx, Drillia, Neodrillia, Splendrillia, Stenodrillia, Syntomodrillia, Pseudoinquisitor, Chesaclava
Subtaxa: Pleurotoma (Spirotropsis) smithi Spirotropis (Spirotropis) Spirotropis adrastia Spirotropis agamedea Spirotropis antigone Spirotropis azorica Spirotropis badensis Spirotropis bainbridgensis Spirotropis calodius Spirotropis campi Spirotropis chrysothemis Spirotropis confusa Spirotropis cymothoe Spirotropis dickersoni Spirotropis evadne Spirotropis gramensis Spirotropis karamanensis Spirotropis modiolus Spirotropis patagonica Spirotropis polycaste Spirotropis spinescens Spirotropis tortonica Spirotropis washingtonensis
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Brazil (5 collections)
• Pliocene of Italy (5), the United Kingdom (3)
• Miocene of Belgium (2), Denmark (1), Italy (1), Romania (1), United States (5: Oregon, Washington)
• Oligocene of United States (2: Washington)
• Eocene of United States (5: Texas, Washington)
Total: 30 collections including 32 occurrences
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