Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Parent taxon: Turridae according to J. A. Todd 2001
See also Olsson 1964, Perrilliat 1992, Sepkoski 2002 and Woodring 1970
Sister taxa: Adelocythara, Amekicythara, Amuletum, Andicula, Awateria, Beretra, Borsoniinae, Cochlespirella, Cochlespiropsis, Cryptoconinae, Cryptogemma, Daphinellinae, Decollidrillia, Drilliinae, Drillinae, Eopleurotoma, Eosurcula, Epalxis, Epidirella, Eucheilodon, Fusimilis, Gemmula, Genotia, Glabrocythara, Hemisurcula, Hesperiturris, Iotyrris, Kuroshioturris, 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: Lepicythara basilissa Lepicythara camaronensis Lepicythara heptagona Lepicythara terminula Lepicythara turrita Lepicythara veracruzana
Type: Cythara terminula
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Colombia (1 collection), Costa Rica (5), the Dominican Republic (1), Ecuador (4), Panama (7), United States (1: Florida)
• Miocene to Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (1)
• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (2), Mexico (1), Panama (9), United States (3: Florida)
Total: 35 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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