Gastropoda - Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Alternative combinations: Turritella alticosta, Turritella alticostata
Belongs to Turritella (Turritella) according to J. A. Gardner 1948
See also Cooke 1936
Sister taxa: Turritella (Turritella) bandongensis, Turritella (Turritella) bantamensis, Turritella (Turritella) bellardii, Turritella (Turritella) dibleyi, Turritella (Turritella) gradata, Turritella (Turritella) infracarinata, Turritella (Turritella) producta, Turritella (Turritella) terebra, Turritella (Turritella) tricarinata, Turritella (Turritella) unicarinata
Ecology: facultatively mobile semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (1: South Carolina collection)
• Pliocene of United States (15: Virginia)
• Miocene of United States (1: Maryland)
Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence
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