Hindsia Adams 1853 (true whelk)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Alternative spelling: Nassaria (Hindsia)

Parent taxon: Buccinidae according to H. S. Ladd 1982

See also MacNeil 1960, Olsson 1964 and Olsson 1967

Sister taxa: Accidenticulabrum, Aeneator, Agasoma, Aliofusus, Amarophos, Ancistrolepis, Antillophos, Aplus, Austrocominella, Austrofusus, Babylonia, Bailya, Beringiinae, Bolis, Brachysphingus, Buccininae, Buccinopsis, Buccinulum, Buccinum, Buccitriton, Burnupena, Caducifer, Cantharus, Chrysodomus, Clinopegma, Colinae, Colubraria, Colus, Cominella, Cymatophos, Cyrtochetus, Dipsaccus, Donovaniinae, Editharus, Egotistica, Engina, Enzinopsis, Eobuccinella, Euthrenopsis, Euthria, Gemophos, Hanetia, Iredalula, Janiopsis, Kaiparanura, Kergipenion, Khetella, Lacinia, Laevibuccinum, Latrunculus, Loochooia, Metaphos, Metula, Misifulgur, Monoptygma, Monostiolum, Nassa, Nawenia, Neosconsia, Nicema, Northia, Odontobasis, Ornopsis, Pangoa, Paracominia, Parancistrolepidinae, Pareuthria, Parkeristoma, Parvisipho, Pegocomptus, Penion, Perunassa, Phos, Pisania, Pisaniinae, Pisaninae, Pomahakia, Proneptunea, Prosipho, Pseudofulgur, Pseudolivinae, Pseudoneptunea, Ptychosalpinx, Savatieria, Scalaspira, Searlesia, Siphonalia, Siphonaliinae, Siphonofusus, Stantonella, Suessionia, Suessonia, Tasmeuthria, Terebrifusus, Tritonidea, Trominina, Truncaria, Varicosipho, Volutopsiinae, Wrigleya, Zaglenum, Zelandiella

Subtaxa: Hindsia (Nihonophos) Hindsia granosa Hindsia mekranica Hindsia neastriatula Hindsia pardalis Hindsia varicifera

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Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Japan (1 collection), Vanuatu (1)

• Pliocene of Fiji (1), Indonesia (1), Japan (5), the Philippines (1), United States (2: Florida)

• Miocene to Pliocene of Japan (1)

• Miocene of Ecuador (1), Japan (4), Myanmar (1), Pakistan (5), Panama (3), the Philippines (1)

• Oligocene of Myanmar (2)

Total: 30 collections including 31 occurrences

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