Gastropoda - Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Alternative combinations: Turbo variegatus, Turritella variegata
Synonym: Turbo imbricatus Linnaeus 1758
Belongs to Turritella (Broderiptella) according to B. Landau and C. Marques da Silva 2010
See also Rosenberg 2005 and Weisbord 1962
Sister taxa: Turritella (Broderiptella) bifastigata, Turritella (Broderiptella) broderipiana, Turritella (Broderiptella) caronensis, Turritella (Broderiptella) maiquetiana, Turritella (Broderiptella) mansfieldi, Turritella (Broderiptella) mimetes, Turritella (Broderiptella) planigyrata
Ecology: facultatively mobile semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Colombia (1 collection), Venezuela (3)
• Pliocene of Venezuela (5)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
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