Turrinosyrinx Hickman 1976 (turrid)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae

Full reference: C. J. Hickman. 1976. Bathyal gastropods of the family Turridae in the Early Oligocene Keasey Formation in Oregon, with a review of some deep-water genera in the Paleocene of the Eastern Pacific. Bulletins of American Paleontology 70(292):1-119

Parent taxon: Turridae according to S. Kiel 2006

See also Hickman 1976, Hickman 1980 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Adelocythara, Amekicythara, Amuletum, Andicula, Awateria, Beretra, Borsoniinae, Cochlespirella, Cochlespiropsis, Cryptoconinae, Cryptogemma, Daphinellinae, Decollidrillia, Drilliinae, Drillinae, Eopleurotoma, Eosurcula, Epalxis, Epidirella, Eucheilodon, Fusimilis, Gemmula, Genotia, Glabrocythara, Hemisurcula, Hesperiturris, Iotyrris, Kuroshioturris, Lepicythara, Lophiotoma, Lucerapex, Lurifax, Lutema, Lyrosurcula, Megasurcula, Michela, Muteluma, Nasavusavuia, Optoturris, Pachycythara, Parasyngenochilus, Perrona, Pleurofusia, Polystira, Procerapex, Protosurcula, Pseudoraphitoma, Ptychosyrinx, Remnita, Scalaturris, Scobinella, Sedilia, Sinistrella, Sullivania, Surculites, Surculoma, Trachelochetus, Trypanotoma, Trypanotopsis, Turridrupa, Turrinae, Turris, Unedogemmula, Vaughanites, Xenuroturris

Subtaxa: Turrinosyrinx borgenae Turrinosyrinx hickmanae Turrinosyrinx marrowstonensis Turrinosyrinx nodifera Turrinosyrinx packardi

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Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Oligocene of Australia (1 collection), United States (6: Oregon, Washington)

• Eocene of the Russian Federation (3), United States (8: Oregon)

Total: 18 collections including 20 occurrences

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