Turricula calafia Nelson 1925 (snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae

Full reference: R. N. Nelson. 1925. A contribution to the paleontology of the Martinez Eocene of California. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 15(11):397-466

Belongs to Turricula according to R. N. Nelson 1925

Sister taxa: Turricula (Crenaturricula), Turricula (Leptosurcula), Turricula (Turricula), Turricula beanensis, Turricula bremertonensis, Turricula bulwaldana, Turricula burroensis, Turricula cooperi, Turricula emerita, Turricula eolavinia, Turricula esdailei, Turricula excelsa, Turricula flammea, Turricula fluctuosa, Turricula hanguensis, Turricula haydeni, Turricula kayalensis, Turricula keaseyensis, Turricula mclellani, Turricula nelliae, Turricula ochsneri, Turricula piercei, Turricula plutonica, Turricula praepromensis, Turricula promensis, Turricula rossellae, Turricula sethuramae, Turricula spuria, Turricula taurina, Turricula terryi, Turricula thangaensis, Turricula tornata, Turricula waringi, Turricula washingtoniana, Surcula coaequalis, Surcula sullana, Surcula holwayi, Surcula africana, Surcula iravadica, Surcula washingtoniana, Surcula decipiens, Surcula cowlitzensis, Surcula merriami, Surcula labiata, Surcula thompsoni, Surcula fairbanksi, Surcula ingens, Surcula andersoni, Surcula riomaonis, Surcula birmanica, Surcula evermanni, Surcula marylandica, Surcula piura, Surcula culleni, Surcula uvasana, Surcula mayi, Surcula polyappellatia, Turricula (Surcula) steinbacherae, Surcula binotata, Surcula clarki, Surcula karenaica, Surcula wateleti

Type specimen: CS 988, a shell

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at UCMP loc. 3776, Runkle Canyon (Paleocene of California)

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