†Protoma deshayesi d'Archiac 1850 (turret shell)
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Gastropoda - Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Alternative combination: Turritella deshayesi
Belongs to Protoma according to M. Harzhauser et al. 2009
See also Vredenburg 1928
Sister taxa: Protoma (Protoma), Protoma (Protomella), Protoma cathedralis, Protoma renevieri, Protoma retrodilatatum, Protoma rotifera, Protoma sindiense, Protoma subrenevieri
Ecology: facultatively mobile semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Oligocene of India (1 collection), Pakistan (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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