Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae
Alternative spelling: Mitra (Turricula)
Synonyms: Clavatula (Surcula) Adams and Adams 1853, Pleurotoma (Surcula) Adams and Adams 1853, Surcula Adams and Adams 1853, Turricula (Surcula) Adams and Adams 1853, Turris (Surcula) Adams and Adams 1853
Parent taxon: Clavatulidae according to M. Harzhauser et al. 2009
Sister taxa: Clionella, Glibertturricula
Subtaxa: Surcula africana, Surcula birmanica, Surcula culleni, Surcula ingens, Surcula iravadica, Surcula karenaica, Surcula labiata, Surcula marylandica, Surcula mayi, Surcula occidentalis, Surcula piura, Surcula riomaonis, Surcula sullana, Surcula wateleti, Turricula eolavinia, Turricula flammea, Turricula hanguensis, Turricula haydeni, Turricula kayalensis, Turricula nelliae, Turricula promensis, Turricula sethuramae, Turricula spuria, Turricula taurina, Turricula terryi, Turricula thangaensis, Turricula tornata
Type: Murex tornatus
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore