Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Parent taxon: Volutinae according to R. L. Squires 1987
See also Clark and Durham 1946, Sepkoski 2002, Squires 1984 and Turner 1938
Sister taxa: Calliotectum, Callipara, Chiraluta, Cordilyria, Ctenilyria, Cymbiola, Falsilyria, Festilyria, Harpula, Harpulina, Leptoscapha, Lyreneta, Lyriini, Lyrischapa, Neptuneopsis, Pseudaulica, Teramachia, Voluta, Woodsivoluta
Subtaxa: Cryptochorda (Cryptochorda) Cryptochorda (Lyrianella) Cryptochorda (Neocryptochorda) Cryptochorda stromboides
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Belgium (3 collections), Colombia (1), France (2), the United Kingdom (1), United States (31: Alabama, California, Oregon, Texas, Washington)
• Paleocene of United States (1: Texas)
• Cretaceous of United States (1: California)
Total: 40 collections each including a single occurrence
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