Maoricolpus murrayana Tate 1885 (turret shell)

Gastropoda - Cerithioidea - Turritellidae

Alternative combinations: Torcula murrayana, Turritella murrayana

Belongs to Maoricolpus according to T. A. Darragh 1970

Sister taxa: Maoricolpus doni, Maoricolpus horni, Maoricolpus ongleyi, Maoricolpus rosea

Ecology: facultatively mobile semi-infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Miocene of Australia (6 collections)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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