Parent taxon: Neogastropoda according to W. F. Ponder and A. Warén 1988
See also Bouchet et al. 2005 and Todd 2001
Sister taxa: Abretiella, Acamptochetus, Acominia, Acuminia, Ademtula, Adinus, Admetopsis, Afrovolutilithes, Akburunella, Alcira, Aldrichia, Altivasum, Amorena, Amplosipho, Amyssodropa, Anacithara, Anbullina, Anomalisipho, Antepepta, Antiguraleus, Antimitra, Antizafra, Appisania, Arctomelon, Argyrobessa, Ascensovoluta, Atoma, Aurina, Axymene, Bartonia, Bastropia, Beisselia, Belatomina, Bendeia, Boettgeriola, Brocchinia, Buccinaceae, Buccinoidea, Buchozia, Bulbihastula, Bulovia, Cabania, Calcitrapessa, Calverturris, Camarnia, Campylacrum, Cancellariacea, Cancellariella, Caribiella, Carinotropsis, Catenotoma, Centrifuga, Chesathais, Chiralithes, Cigelirina, Cilara, Cinguliturris, Cirillia, Clavidrupa, Clavstoma, Clifdenia, Clinurella, Closteriscus, Closteroides, Cochliconus, Columbellisipho, Columbelloidea, Cominista, Conacea, Conoidea, Coptosipho, Coptostomella, Crenisutura, Cretaceomurex, Cryptoborsonia, Cryptocordieria, Culmia, Cylinder, Cylindromitra, Cymakra, Dentiterebra, Dertonia, Desorinassa, Dibaphimitra, Dibaphus, Diconomorpha, Diplomitra, Domerginella, Echinoturris, Ecphorosycon, Edithais, Endiatoma, Entacanthus, Eodrilla, Eosipho, Eothesbia, Eovolutilithes, Epideira, Euphyllon, Eurydike, Euryentome, Euscobinella, Exiloidea, Exomiliopsis, Fenestrosyrinx, Fenolignum, Ficulomorpha, Ficulopsis, Filodrilla, Fuscibuccinum, Fusitoma, Gemaspira, Gemmaterebra, Gemmoliva, Gemmuloborsonia, Genkaimurex, Gilbertturricula, Globodrillia, Gonioptyxis, Haloginella, Haplovoluta, Harfordia, Harmatia, Hautura, Heligmotenia, Hiromurex, Hispidofusus, Hiwia, Holzapfelia, Houzeauia, Illyanassa, Indovoluta, Ishnula, Itia, Johannaia, Johnwyattiidae, Jumala, Junghuhnia, Kaweka, Kestocenbra, Laccinum, Laeviterebrum, Lathyrulus, Latifusus, Lepsithais, Leptegauana, Leptomurex, Leufroyia, Lienardia, Liniaxis, Liracraea, Liratilia, Liratomina, Lisbonia, Lissapiopsis, Lissomuricopsis, Lyrianella, Lyromangelia, Lyropurpura, Macrosinus, Macrozafra, Macrurella, Madiella, Mamiconus, Mangiliella, Maturifusidae, Maudrillia, Mauria, Megalatractus, Melatoma, Mericella, Mesochilotoma, Mexfusus, Micraclathurella, Microfulgur, Miocenebra, Misteia, Mitratoma, Mitrelloturris, Mitrodrillia, Mitroidea, Monopophorus, Muricoidea, Neopleurofusia, Nicolia, Notogenota, Ocinebrellus, Odontopurpura, Okinawavoluta, Olivoidea, Ornatoptygmatis, Palaeocancellaria, Panormella, Paraclathurella, Paracomminia, Paradrilla, Paramarshallena, Paraneistrolepis, Parangarenga, Parinotus, Patuxentrophon, Paxula, Peritrophon, Perulithes, Petrafixia, Pholidotoma, Pholidotomoidea, Phoracanthus, Pinquigemmula, Pirgos, Plentaria, Pleuropyramis, Plochelaea, Pornosis, Poropteron, Pseudobuccinum, Pseudocancilla, Pseudocominella, Pseudolivoidea, Pseudometula, Pseudomorea, Pseudoperissitys, Pseudopisania, Pseudorapa, Pseudovaricia, Psilocochlis, Ptychoris, Pulchritima, Puruiana, Pusiolina, Pyramitoma, Pyrifusoidea, Reticuloturris, Ripleyella, Rissomangelia, Riuguhdrillia, Roperia, Rostellaca, Saccaroturris, Sagenella, Sarganidae, Sarganoidea, Scabrella, Schizofusus, Semahana, Semipirum, Semityphis, Siphonorbis, Smithiellia, Sohlia, Solatia, Spinaspira, Spiradaphne, Stenoglossa, Stephanosalpinx, Stilla, Streptocarina, Strigillibuccinum, Strominella, Struthiolariopsis, Surculina, Swainsonia, Sycopsis, Syngenochelus, Tahudrilla, Tahusyrinx, Taiomidae, Tanimasanoria, Tantunia, Taurasia, Teleochilus, Terebrellina, Terebritoma, Tetraplica, Thaisidae, Thanetinassa, Tomellana, Tortisipho, Tortoliva, Tractoliria, Transmariaturris, Tripia, Tritonomangilia, Trubosta, Tryonella, Turbinelloidea, Turriclavis, Turricolumbus, Uttleya, Vanpalmer, Verruturris, Vetridrillia, Viridibuccinum, Volutoidea, Volutolithes, Waipaoa, Whitecliffia, Whitneya, Xestosurcula, Zekilla, Zephos
Subtaxa: Cancellariidae Paladmetidae
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Angola (1 collection), Australia (1), Costa Rica (4), Ecuador (5), Fiji (1), Greenland (5), Iceland (6), India (1), Ireland (1), Japan (10), Mexico (1), Morocco (3), New Zealand (1), Panama (1), Peru (3), the Philippines (1), Taiwan (1), the United Kingdom (2), United States (60: California, Florida, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina), Vanuatu (2), Venezuela (1)
• Blancan of United States (1: California)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Ecuador (1), Malaysia (3), United States (16: California, Florida)
• Pliocene of Australia (1), Belgium (2), Colombia (7), Costa Rica (17), the Dominican Republic (20), Ecuador (14), Fiji (2), Greece (2), India (1), Indonesia (2), Italy (3), Jamaica (7), Japan (4), Mexico (2), Panama (23), Peru (3), the Philippines (1), Portugal (1), Spain (1), the United Kingdom (5), United States (49: California, Florida, North Carolina, Oregon, Virginia), Venezuela (7)
• Miocene to Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (15)
• Miocene of Argentina (6), Australia (5), Austria (5), Belgium (8), Brazil (4), Chile (22), Colombia (47), Costa Rica (2), Denmark (1), the Dominican Republic (106), Ecuador (12), Fiji (1), France (2), Germany (42), Greece (2), Hungary (1), India (4), Indonesia (3), Italy (7), Japan (12), Mexico (4), Moldova (2), Morocco (2), Myanmar (3), the Netherlands (2), New Zealand (13), Pakistan (1), Panama (141), Peru (6), Poland (1), Puerto Rico (3), Romania (1), the Russian Federation (1), South Africa (1), Spain (1), Trinidad and Tobago (6), United States (65: Alaska, California, Delaware, Florida, Maryland, North Carolina, Oregon, Washington), Venezuela (10)
• Oligocene to Miocene of Argentina (1), Australia (1), United States (1: Florida)
• Oligocene of Australia (1), Belgium (2), Costa Rica (1), Denmark (4), Germany (1), Hungary (2), Myanmar (1), the Netherlands (1), New Zealand (3), Pakistan (2), Peru (1), United States (35: Alabama, Alaska, California, Mississippi, North Carolina, Washington)
• Eocene to Oligocene of United States (1: Oregon)
• Eocene of Antarctica (3), Australia (2), Bulgaria (2), France (6), Indonesia (3), Italy (1), Jamaica (1), New Zealand (3), Nigeria (10), Pakistan (6), Peru (2), the Russian Federation (4), Saudi Arabia (1), the United Kingdom (26), United States (185: Alabama, California, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Washington, Washinton)
• Paleocene to Eocene of Australia (1)
• Paleocene of Austria (1), Belgium (1), Denmark (7), Egypt (1), France (1), Greenland (4), Japan (1), Mexico (1), New Zealand (1), Nigeria (1), Poland (1), United States (25: Alabama, Maryland, Texas, Virginia)
• Cretaceous of Cameroon (1), France (1), Israel (1), Madagascar (2), Mexico (1), Poland (1), United States (193: Alabama, California, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas)
Total: 1435 collections including 2702 occurrences