Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Full reference: B. L. Clark and A. O. Woodford. 1927. The geology and paleontology of the type section of the Meganos Formation (lower Middle Eocene) of California. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 17(2):63-142
Belongs to Gemmula according to B. L. Clark and A. O. Woodford 1927
See also Squires 1999
Sister taxa: Gemmula (Coronia), Gemmula (Coroniopsis), Gemmula (Gemmula), Gemmula (Pinguigemmula), Gemmula alazana, Gemmula amica, Gemmula bentsonae, Gemmula congener, Gemmula crenulata, Gemmula cretacea, Gemmula fasteni, Gemmula gajensis, Gemmula guindana, Gemmula hindsiana, Gemmula imitatrix, Gemmula machapoorensis, Gemmula macrobia, Gemmula mekranica, Gemmula mexa, Gemmula monerma, Gemmula plebeia, Gemmula plentopsis, Gemmula rockcreekensis, Gemmula sindiensis, Gemmula tumata, Gemmula vaningeni, Gemmula violeta, Gemmula wattsi, Turris (Gemmula) birmanica, Turris (Gemmula) pakistanica, Turris (Gemmula) soriensis, Turris (Gemmula) thyrsus, Pleurotoma (Hemipleurotoma) humilis, Pleurotoma (Hemipleurotoma) yenanensis, Hemipleurotoma bhagothorensis, Hemipleurotoma arenosa, Hemipleurotoma narica, Pleurotoma (Hemipleurotoma) juvavica, Pleurotoma (Hemipleurotoma) choptankensis, Pleurotoma (Hemipleurotoma) singuensis, Hemipleurotoma bonneti, Pleurotoma (Hemipleurotoma) kroisbachensis, Pleurotoma (Hemipleurotoma) calvertensis, Hemipleurotoma oostinghi, Pleurotoma (Hemipleurotoma) bellacrenata, Pleurotoma (Hemipleurotoma) iris
Type specimen: UCMP 31245, a shell
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (4: California collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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