Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Synonym: Xymenella Finlay 1927
Parent taxon: Trophoninae according to A. G. Beu et al. 1990
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Anatrophon, Apixystus, Benthoxystus, Chesatrophon, Enatimene, Enixotrophon, Eopaziella, Gemixystus, Lenitrophon, Litozamia, Paratrophon, Scabrotrophon, Terefundus, Trophon, Vesanula, Xanthochorus, Xenotrophon, Xymenopsis
Subtaxa: Xymenella inambitiosa
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Japan (2 collections), New Zealand (1)
• Pliocene of India (1), New Zealand (1)
• Miocene of Argentina (5), New Zealand (4)
• Oligocene to Miocene of Argentina (1)
• Eocene of Antarctica (4), New Zealand (1)
Total: 20 collections including 22 occurrences
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