Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Pyropsidae
Alternative combination: Tudicla (Pyropsis) perlata
Belongs to Pyropsis according to R. L. Squires 2011
See also Sohl 1964 and Stilwell et al. 2004
Sister taxa: Pyropsis africana, Pyropsis aldersoni, Pyropsis australis, Pyropsis bairdi, Pyropsis californica, Pyropsis coloradoensis, Pyropsis cornutus, Pyropsis elongata, Pyropsis fantozzii, Pyropsis filamentosa, Pyropsis forbesiana, Pyropsis gabbi, Pyropsis grahami, Pyropsis hombroniana, Pyropsis interstriata, Pyropsis interstriatus, Pyropsis lanhami, Pyropsis louellae, Pyropsis nodifera, Pyropsis nodulifera, Pyropsis patagonica, Pyropsis perornatus, Pyropsis prolixa, Pyropsis proxima, Pyropsis spinosus, Pyropsis striata, Pyropsis zinsmeisteri
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (9: Alabama, Delaware, Maryland, Mississippi collections)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
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