Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Synonyms: Murex (Pleurotoma) Lamarck 1800, Pleurotoma Lamarck 1800
Parent taxon: Turridae according to H. S. Ladd 1982
Sister taxa: Acmaturris, Adelocythara, Aforia, Agathotoma, Agladrillia, Amuletum, Andicula, Asthenotoma, Awateria, Bactrocythara, Bathytoma, Bela, Bellacythara, Beretra, Borsonella, Borsonia, Borsoniinae, Brachycythara, Buchema, Buridrillia, Calliclava, Cerodrillia, Clathurella, Clavatula, Clavinae, Clavosurcula, Clavus, Clinura, Cochlespira, Cochlespirinae, Comitas, Compsodrillia, Conorbiinae, Cordieria, Coronia, Crassispirinae, Cryptoconinae, Cryptogemma, Cymatosyrinx, Cythara, Daphinellinae, Daphnellinae, Defrancia, Drilliinae, Drillinae, Eoclathurella, Eopleurotoma, Epalxis, Epidirona, Etrema, Eubela, Eucheilodon, Eucithara, Euclathurella, Fusimilis, Genotia, Glabrocythara, Glossispira, Glyphostomops, Glyphoturris, Granoturris, Guraleus, Haedropleura, Hemisurcula, Hesperiturris, Inodrillia, Ithycythara, Kurtzia, Kylix, Lepicythara, Leptadrillia, Leucosyrinx, Lioglyphostoma, Lophiotoma, Maesiella, Mangeliinae, Mauidrillia, Michela, Microdrillia, Miraclathurella, Mitrolumna, Mitromorphinae, Monilispira, Muteluma, Nannodiella, Nasavusavuia, Pachycythara, Paraborsonia, Peratotoma, Perrona, Philbertia, Phymorhynchus, Pilsbryspira, Pleurofusia, Pleurotomella, Pleurotomoides, Protosurcula, Pseudotominae, Ptychobela, Pyrgocythara, Raphitoma, Remnita, Rimosodaphnella, Rubellatoma, Saccharoturris, Scobinella, Sedilia, Sinistrella, Splendrillia, Stellatoma, Strictispira, Strombinoturris, Syntomodrillia, Tenaturris, Teretia, Thatcheria, Thelecythara, Tiariturris, Turriculinae, Turrinae, Vaughanites, Vitricythara, Xanthodaphne, Zemaciinae, Zonulispira, Zonulispirinae
Subtaxa: Pleurotoma albinoides, Pleurotoma angermanni, Pleurotoma carinata, Pleurotoma catenata, Pleurotoma coronifer, Pleurotoma cristata, Pleurotoma curtistoma, Pleurotoma dalli, Pleurotoma denticulata, Pleurotoma gemmata, Pleurotoma gracilicostata, Pleurotoma guppyana, Pleurotoma harpula, Pleurotoma harrisi, Pleurotoma haydeni, Pleurotoma herklotsi, Pleurotoma ickei, Pleurotoma inaudita, Pleurotoma intorta, Pleurotoma morreni, Pleurotoma nodulosa, Pleurotoma pannus, Pleurotoma porrecta, Pleurotoma scaliae, Pleurotoma senilis, Pleurotoma speciosa, Pleurotoma turricula, Pleurotoma turris, Pleurotoma veracruzana, Pleurotoma zapoteca, Turris (Turris), Turris adendanii, Turris ahmedi, Turris baudoni, Turris cleopatrae, Turris garoensis, Turris gilchristi, Turris hornesi, Turris multigyrata
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore