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Turritella porterensis

Gastropoda - Turritellidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1912Turritella porterensis Weaver p. 73 figs. Plate XI, Figs. 83, 84
1918Turritella porterensis Clark p. 171
1941Turritella porterensis Merriam p. 102 figs. Plate 20, figures 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
1944Turritella porterensis Durham p. 162
1980Turritella porterensis Hickman p. 24
2020Turritella porterensis Hendy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyTurritellidaeLovén 1847
subfamilyTurritellinaeLovén 1847
genusTurritellaLamarck 1799
speciesporterensis

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Turritella porterensis Weaver 1912
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: thing
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: semi-infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 18:26:02
Modified: 2018-03-04 19:51:38
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Chattian or 28.40000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian - Chattian41.3 - 23.03USA (Washington) Turritella porterensis (62246)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Washington) Turritella porterensis (180418 180419)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03USA (California) Turritella porterensis (122273)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (Alaska) Turritella porterensis (195954 195957 195964)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (Washington) Turritella porterensis (52379)