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Turritella samanensis

Gastropoda - Turritellidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Turritella samanensis Olsson p. 65 figs. 14:3-4.6-8
1931Turritella samanensis Olsson p. 74
1946Turritella samanensis Clark and Durham p. 26

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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
speciessamanensis

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 samanensis Olsson 1928
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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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 41.30000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Peru (Piura) Turritella samanensis (52525 52526 52527)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Peru (Piura) Turritella samanensis (55431)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Venezuela Turritella samanensis (134847)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Venezuela Turritella samanensis (42791 42792 134866)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Colombia Turritella samanensis (42789)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Peru (Piura) Turritella samanensis (type locality: 52523)