†Turnus Gabb 1864 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Pholadida - Teredinidae
Full reference: W. M. Gabb. 1864. Description of the Cretaceous fossils. Geological Survey of California Palaeontology 1:57-217
Parent taxon: Teredinidae according to L. R. Cox et al. 1969
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Kuphinae, Terebrimya, Teredininae, Teredinopsis, Teredo, Teredolithus, Teredothyra, Xylotrya
Subtaxa: Turnus gregarius Turnus lacombi Turnus plenus
Ecology: stationary boring suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Greenland (1 collection)
• Cretaceous of Canada (1: Alberta), Greenland (3), United States (1: California)
• Jurassic of India (1)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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