†Vermicularia trilineata Guppy 1864 (turret shell)
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Gastropoda - Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Alternative combinations: Turritella trilineata, Vermetus trilineata
Belongs to Vermicularia according to P. Jung 1969
See also Landau and Marques da Silva 2010 and Olsson and Harbison 1953
Sister taxa: Vermicularia (Anguillospira), Vermicularia (Provermicularia), Vermicularia (Vermicularia), Vermicularia eburnea, Vermicularia knorrii, Vermicularia lumbricalis, Vermicularia pellucida, Vermicularia porrecta, Vermicularia spirata, Vermicularia woodringi
Ecology: facultatively mobile semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Trinidad and Tobago (5 collections), Venezuela (1)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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