†Cristispira cochleiformis Gabb 1869 (turret shell)
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Gastropoda - Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Alternative combination: Turritella cochleiformis
Belongs to Cristispira according to T. J. DeVries 2007
See also DeVries 2004 and Hanna and Israelsky 1925
Sister taxa: Cristispira caballasensis, Cristispira paracasensis, Cristispira pugetensis
Ecology: facultatively mobile semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Peru (4 collections)
• Eocene to Oligocene of Peru (1)
• Eocene of Peru (3)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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