Eopleurotoma Cossmann 1889 (turrid)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae

Synonym: Eoturris Finlay and Marwick 1937

Parent taxon: Turridae according to A. G. Beu et al. 1990

See also Harris and Palmer 1947, Hickman 1976, Rivera 1957, Sepkoski 2002, Squires 1987, Tracey 1996 and Wenz 1938

Sister taxa: Adelocythara, Amekicythara, Amuletum, Andicula, Awateria, Beretra, Borsoniinae, Cochlespirella, Cochlespiropsis, Cryptoconinae, Cryptogemma, Daphinellinae, Decollidrillia, Drilliinae, Drillinae, Eosurcula, Epalxis, Epidirella, Eucheilodon, Fusimilis, Gemmula, Genotia, Glabrocythara, Hemisurcula, Hesperiturris, Iotyrris, Kuroshioturris, Lepicythara, Lophiotoma, Lucerapex, Lurifax, Lutema, Lyrosurcula, Megasurcula, Michela, Muteluma, Nasavusavuia, Optoturris, Pachycythara, Parasyngenochilus, Perrona, Pleurofusia, Polystira, Procerapex, Protosurcula, Pseudoraphitoma, Ptychosyrinx, Remnita, Scalaturris, Scobinella, Sedilia, Sinistrella, Sullivania, Surculites, Surculoma, Trachelochetus, Trypanotoma, Trypanotopsis, Turridrupa, Turrinae, Turrinosyrinx, Turris, Unedogemmula, Vaughanites, Xenuroturris

Subtaxa: Eopleurotoma albirupsis Eopleurotoma bicatena Eopleurotoma carya Eopleurotoma cedilla Eopleurotoma comma Eopleurotoma expidita Eopleurotoma gemmavia Eopleurotoma gentilis Eopleurotoma julia Eopleurotoma lima Eopleurotoma nigeriensis Eopleurotoma obscurata Eopleurotoma ornata Eopleurotoma ouachitensis Eopleurotoma paracasina Eopleurotoma paytensis Eopleurotoma prestwichii Eopleurotoma rotella Eopleurotoma sayi Eopleurotoma scalarata Eopleurotoma simillima Eopleurotoma wetherellii Eopleurotoma whitakerpeakensis Eopleurotoma wiedeyi

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Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Argentina (5 collections)

• Oligocene to Miocene of Argentina (1)

• Oligocene of France (3)

• Eocene of France (7), Japan (2), New Zealand (5), Nigeria (6), Peru (2), Spain (8), the United Kingdom (17), United States (78: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas)

• Paleocene of Denmark (4), New Zealand (2), the United Kingdom (1), United States (11: Alabama, Maryland, Texas, Virginia)

• Cretaceous of United States (3: Texas)

Total: 155 collections including 240 occurrences

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