†Turritella (Bactrospira) perattenuata Heilprin 1886 (turret shell)
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Gastropoda - Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Alternative combination: Turritella perattenuata
Belongs to Turritella (Bactrospira) according to B. Landau and C. Marques da Silva 2010
See also Anderson 1929, Mansfield 1925 and Perrilliat 1987
Sister taxa: Turritella (Bactrospira) acosta, Turritella (Bactrospira) altilira
Subtaxa: Turritella perattenuata praecellens
Ecology: facultatively mobile semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (11: Florida collections)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (1: Florida)
• Pliocene of Colombia (2)
• Miocene of Colombia (1), Trinidad and Tobago (1)
Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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