Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Alternative spellings: Lathyrus (Peristernia), Latirus (Peristernia)
Parent taxon: Peristerniinae according to M. A. Snyder 2003
See also Dey 1961, Gardner 1948, Ladd 1977, MacNeil 1960, Oostingh 1935, Sepkoski 2002, Todd 2001, Turner 1938, Vredenburg 1923 and Wilson 1994
Sister taxa: Aptycholathyrus, Benimakia, Brocchitas, Bullockus, Crassicantharus, Dennantia, Dolicholatirus, Exilifusus, Fractolatirus, Fusolatirus, Hemipolygona, Lamellilatirus, Latirogona, Latirolagena, Latirus, Leucozonia, Lightbournus, Mazzalina, Neolatirus, Nodopelagia, Opeatostoma, Pleia, Psammostoma, Pseudolatirus, Streptopelma, Tarantinaea, Taron, Teralatirus
Subtaxa: Lathyrus (Peristernia) gautama Lathyrus (Peristernia) ktolemandoensis Lathyrus (Peristernia) waisiuensis Latirus (Peristernia) coxi Peristernia acaulis Peristernia acutoplicata Peristernia affinis Peristernia altifrons Peristernia approximans Peristernia beberianus Peristernia conica Peristernia insula Peristernia morundiana Peristernia murrayana Peristernia promensis Peristernia pumila Peristernia purpuroides Peristernia scabrosa Peristernia ustulata
Type: Streptopelma lintea
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Japan (2 collections), Kenya (1), the Marshall Islands (1), Mozambique (1), the Seychelles (2), United States (4: Hawaii), Vanuatu (2)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Guam (1), Malaysia (1)
• Pliocene of Indonesia (5), Panama (1), United States (10: Florida, Virginia)
• Miocene to Pliocene of Japan (1)
• Miocene of Fiji (1), India (1), Indonesia (1), Italy (1), the Marshall Islands (6), Myanmar (1), Palau (1), Panama (1)
• Cretaceous of Cameroon (1)
Total: 46 collections including 48 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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