†Turris (Lophiotoma) quilonica Dey 1961 (turrid)
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Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Full reference: A. K. Dey. 1961. The Miocene Mollusca from Quilon, Kerala (India). Palaeontologica Indica 36
Belongs to Turris (Lophiotoma) according to A. K. Dey 1961
See also Tiwari and Kachhara 2003
Sister taxa: Lophiotoma (Lophiotoma), Lophiotoma abbreviata, Lophiotoma cingulifera
Type specimen: Its type locality is Quilon Limestone (Quilon, Kerala), which is in a Miocene carbonate limestone in the Quilon Limestone Formation of India
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of India (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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