Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Alternative combinations: Pleurotoma (Hemipleurotoma) communis, Pleurotoma communis
Belongs to Polystira according to L. W. Ward 1998
See also Martin 1904
Sister taxa: Polystira albida, Polystira antillarum, Polystira barretti, Polystira bayeri, Polystira coltrorum, Polystira ecuadoriana, Polystira englishi, Polystira florencae, Polystira formosissima, Polystira gruneri, Polystira haitensis, Polystira jelskii, Polystira lindae, Polystira macra, Polystira opulenta, Polystira oxytropis, Polystira starretti, Polystira sunderlandi, Polystira tellea, Polystira tenagos, Polystira vibex, Polystira virgo
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (2: Delaware, Maryland collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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