†Ctenocolpus gemmulata Tate 1893 (turret shell)
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Gastropoda - Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Alternative combination: Turritella gemmulata
Full reference: R. Tate. 1893. The gastropods of the Older Tertiary of Australia (Part 4). Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia 17:316-345
Belongs to Ctenocolpus according to T. A. Darragh 1970
See also Tate 1893
Sister taxa: Colpospira (Ctenocolpus) australis, Colpospira (Ctenocolpus) guilleaumei, Ctenocolpus sturtii, Ctenocolpus terebellata, Ctenocolpus trilix, Ctenocolpus warburtoni
Ecology: facultatively mobile semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of Australia (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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