Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turbinellidae
Belongs to Turbinella according to B. Landau and C. Marques da Silva 2010
Sister taxa: Turbinella (Mangkalia), Turbinella affinis, Turbinella amazonianum, Turbinella angulata, Turbinella brasilianus, Turbinella buccina, Turbinella chipolana, Turbinella demissa, Turbinella episoma, Turbinella falconensis, Turbinella gratus, Turbinella hermani, Turbinella junghuhni, Turbinella laevigata, Turbinella magdalenensis, Turbinella mekranica, Turbinella pilsbryi, Turbinella polygonata, Turbinella praelaevigata, Turbinella praetextilis, Turbinella premekranica, Turbinella pyrum, Turbinella rembangensis, Turbinella scolymoides, Turbinella scopulus, Turbinella trinitatis, Turbinella valida, Turbinella wheeleri, Turbinella wilsoni, Xancus regina, Xancus peruvianus, Xancus rex, Xancus talarensis, Xancus paytensis, Xancus (Eoxancus)
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore