Turricula kayalensis Dey 1961 (snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae

Full reference: A. K. Dey. 1961. The Miocene Mollusca from Quilon, Kerala (India). Palaeontologica Indica 36

Belongs to Turricula according to A. K. Dey 1961

Sister taxa: Turricula (Crenaturricula), Turricula (Leptosurcula), Turricula (Turricula), Turricula beanensis, Turricula bremertonensis, Turricula bulwaldana, Turricula burroensis, Turricula calafia, Turricula cooperi, Turricula emerita, Turricula eolavinia, Turricula esdailei, Turricula excelsa, Turricula flammea, Turricula fluctuosa, Turricula hanguensis, Turricula haydeni, 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 uvasana, Surcula birmanica, Surcula binotata, Surcula karenaica, Surcula marylandica, Surcula mayi, Surcula andersoni, Surcula cowlitzensis, Surcula labiata, Surcula polyappellatia, Surcula holwayi, Surcula decipiens, Surcula riomaonis, Turricula (Surcula) steinbacherae, Surcula clarki, Surcula merriami, Surcula wateleti, Surcula culleni, Surcula fairbanksi, Surcula evermanni, Surcula africana, Surcula iravadica, Surcula ingens, Surcula piura, Surcula coaequalis, Surcula washingtoniana, Surcula thompsoni, Surcula sullana

Type specimen: Its type locality is Quilon Limestone (Quilon, Kerala), which is in a Miocene carbonate limestone in the Quilon Limestone Formation of India

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Quilon Limestone (Quilon, Kerala)

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