Polystira communis Conrad 1830 (turrid)

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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