Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Parent taxon: Turridae according to R. L. Squires 2001
See also Jeffery and Tracey 1997 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Adelocythara, Amekicythara, Amuletum, Andicula, Awateria, Beretra, Borsoniinae, Cochlespirella, Cochlespiropsis, Cryptoconinae, Cryptogemma, Daphinellinae, Decollidrillia, Drilliinae, Drillinae, Eopleurotoma, 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: Eosurcula capayana Eosurcula cohni Eosurcula inconstans Eosurcula moorei Eosurcula praeattenuata Eosurcula stena
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Indonesia (2 collections), the United Kingdom (1), United States (81: Alabama, California, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas)
• Paleocene of United States (4: Alabama, Maryland, Texas)
Total: 88 collections including 106 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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