Turricula calafia Nelson 1925 (snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae

Full reference: R. N. Nelson. 1925. A contribution to the paleontology of the Martinez Eocene of California. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 15(11):397-466

Belongs to Turricula according to R. N. Nelson 1925

Sister taxa: Turricula (Crenaturricula), Turricula (Leptosurcula), Turricula (Turricula), Turricula beanensis, Turricula bremertonensis, Turricula bulwaldana, Turricula burroensis, Turricula cooperi, Turricula emerita, Turricula eolavinia, Turricula esdailei, Turricula excelsa, Turricula flammea, Turricula fluctuosa, Turricula hanguensis, Turricula haydeni, Turricula kayalensis, Turricula keaseyensis, Turricula mclellani, Turricula nelliae, Turricula ochsneri, Turricula piercei, Turricula plutonica, Turricula praepromensis, Turricula promensis, Turricula rossellae, Turricula sethuramae, Turricula spuria, Turricula taurina, Turricula terryi, Turricula thangaensis, Turricula tornata, Turricula waringi, Turricula washingtoniana, Surcula fairbanksi, Surcula washingtoniana, Surcula africana, Surcula andersoni, Surcula cowlitzensis, Surcula culleni, Surcula holwayi, Surcula uvasana, Surcula labiata, Surcula coaequalis, Surcula marylandica, Surcula decipiens, Surcula riomaonis, Surcula merriami, Surcula karenaica, Surcula iravadica, Surcula ingens, Surcula thompsoni, Surcula wateleti, Surcula piura, Surcula sullana, Surcula mayi, Surcula clarki, Surcula birmanica, Turricula (Surcula) steinbacherae

Type specimen: CS 988, a shell

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at UCMP loc. 3776, Runkle Canyon (Paleocene of California)

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