Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Full reference: S. Kiel and K. Bandel. 2003. New taxonomic data for the gastropod fauna of the Umzamba Formation (Santonian-Campanian, South Africa) based on newly collected material. Cretaceous Research 24:449-475
Parent taxon: Turridae according to S. Kiel and K. Bandel 2003
Sister taxa: Adelocythara, Amekicythara, Amuletum, Andicula, Awateria, Beretra, Borsoniinae, Cochlespirella, Cochlespiropsis, Cryptoconinae, Cryptogemma, Daphinellinae, Decollidrillia, Drilliinae, Drillinae, Eopleurotoma, Eosurcula, Epalxis, Epidirella, Eucheilodon, Fusimilis, Gemmula, Genotia, Glabrocythara, Hemisurcula, Hesperiturris, Iotyrris, Kuroshioturris, Lepicythara, Lophiotoma, Lucerapex, Lurifax, Lutema, Lyrosurcula, Megasurcula, Michela, Nasavusavuia, Optoturris, Pachycythara, Parasyngenochilus, Perrona, Pleurofusia, Polystira, Procerapex, Protosurcula, Pseudoraphitoma, Ptychosyrinx, Remnita, Scalaturris, Scobinella, Sedilia, Sinistrella, Sullivania, Surculites, Surculoma, Trachelochetus, Trypanotoma, Trypanotopsis, Turridrupa, Turrinae, Turrinosyrinx, Turris, Unedogemmula, Vaughanites, Xenuroturris
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Umzamba River Mouth Caves (Cretaceous of South Africa)
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