Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Alternative spelling: Trypanotoma (Sinistrella)
Parent taxon: Turridae according to M. Bisconti et al. 2023
See also Dockery 1977, Harris and Palmer 1947 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Adelocythara, Amekicythara, Amuletum, Andicula, Awateria, Beretra, Borsoniinae, Cochlespirella, Cochlespiropsis, Cryptoconinae, Cryptogemma, Daphinellinae, Decollidrillia, Drilliinae, Drillinae, Eodrilla, Eopleurotoma, Eosurcula, Epalxis, Epidirella, Eucheilodon, Fusimilis, Gemmula, Genotia, Glabrocythara, Hemisurcula, Hesperiturris, Iotyrris, Kuroshioturris, Lepicythara, Lophiotoma, Lucerapex, Lurifax, Lutema, Lyrosurcula, Melatoma, Michela, Muteluma, Nasavusavuia, Optoturris, Pachycythara, Parasyngenochilus, Perrona, Pleurofusia, Polystira, Procerapex, Protosurcula, Pseudomelatoma, Pseudoraphitoma, Ptychosyrinx, Remnita, Scalaturris, Scobinella, Sedilia, Sullivania, Surculites, Surculoma, Taranis, Trachelochetus, Trypanotoma, Trypanotopsis, Turridrupa, Turrinae, Turrinosyrinx, Turris, Unedogemmula, Vaughanites, Xenuroturris
Subtaxa: Sinistrella (Infracoronia) Sinistrella americana Trypanotoma (Sinistrella) americana
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (33: Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas collections)
• Paleocene of United States (2: Alabama, Texas)
Total: 35 collections including 39 occurrences
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