Ancistrolepis Dall 1895 (true whelk)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Alternative spelling: Chrysodomus (Ancistrolepis)

Parent taxon: Buccinidae according to G. Rosenberg et al. 2006

See also Amano and Oleinik 2016, Durham 1944, Grant, IV and Gale 1931, Moore 1984, Sepkoski 2002, Squires 1984 and Titova 1994

Sister taxa: Accidenticulabrum, Aeneator, Agasoma, Aliofusus, Amarophos, Antillophos, Aplus, Aquilofusus, 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, Hindsia, 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: Ancistrolepis (Ancistrolepis) Ancistrolepis carolineae Ancistrolepis clarki Ancistrolepis jimgoederti Ancistrolepis landesi Ancistrolepis packardi Ancistrolepis rateginensis

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Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Japan (1 collection)

• Miocene of Japan (2), United States (8: Alaska)

• Oligocene of Japan (1), United States (7: Alaska, Washington)

• Eocene of the Russian Federation (1), United States (1: California)

Total: 21 collections including 26 occurrences

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