†Kapalmerella alveata Conrad 1854 (turret shell)
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Gastropoda - Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Alternative combinations: Palmerella alveata, Turritella alveata
Belongs to Kapalmerella according to W. D. Warren 2005
See also Allmon 1996, Conrad 1856, Harris and Palmer 1947 and Kosnik 2002
Sister taxa: Kapalmerella arenicola, Kapalmerella dumblei, Kapalmerella mortoni, Kapalmerella pleboides, Kapalmerella ranikoti
Ecology: facultatively mobile semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (44: Louisiana, Mississippi collections)
Total: 44 collections each including a single occurrence
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