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Turcica

Gastropoda - Eucyclidae

Taxonomy
Turcica was named by Adams (1854) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 559]. It is extant. Its type is Turcica monilifera. It is the type genus of Turcicidae.

It was assigned to Eucyclinae by Wilson (1993); to Trochidae by Ladd (1966), Ladd (1972), Ladd (1982) and Todd (2001); to Archaeogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); to Eucyclini by Kaim (2004); and to Turcicidae by Bandel (2010).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Turcica Adams p. 37
1865Ptychostylis Gabb p. 187
1866Turcica (Ptychostylis) Gabb p. 16
1966Turcica Ladd p. 35
1972Turcica Ladd p. 13
1982Turcica Ladd p. 23
1993Turcica Wilson p. 70
2001Turcica Todd
2002Turcica Sepkoski
2004Turcica Kaim p. 26
2010Turcica Bandel p. 462

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilySeguenzioideaVerril 1884
familyEucyclidaeKoken 1896
genusTurcicaAdams 1854

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.

G. Turcica Adams 1854
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Turcica caffea Gabb 1865
†Turcica gerasimovi Kaim 2004
Turcica imperialis Adams 1864
Turcica monilifera Adams 1854
Invalid names: Ptychostylis Gabb 1865 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:46:29
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:47:18
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Bathonian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 167.70000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 166.1 Ma

Collections (30 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Poland T. gerasimovi (63076)
Middle Bathonian167.7 - 164.7Poland T. gerasimovi (63078) T. ogrodzieniecensis (63077) T. sp. (141276)
Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2Poland T. gerasimovi (63064)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Japan (Hokkaido) T. sp. (219254)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (California) T. caffea (195081)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333USA (California) T. caffea (194804)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (California) Thalotia caffea (122281)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (California) T. caffea (19676)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588USA (California) T. imperialis (189542)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Japan T. sp. (97077)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.781USA (Washington) T. caffea (71109)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806USA (California) T. imperialis (189765 189768)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Taiwan T. elica (96265)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Thalotia caffea (222663 222665) T. caffea (96894 202634 202635 202647 202648 222979 223308 223309)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117USA (California) Thalotia caffea (222646)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Thalotia caffea (222674) T. caffea (59063 96566)