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 amanda, Turricula aureolata, Turricula beanensis, Turricula bremertonensis, Turricula burroensis, Turricula buwaldana, Turricula cooperi, Turricula emerita, Turricula eolavinia, Turricula esdailei, Turricula excelsa, Turricula flammea, Turricula fluctuosa, Turricula hanguensis, Turricula haydeni, Turricula kayalensis, Turricula keaseyensis, Turricula kincaidi, Turricula maculosa, Turricula martini, Turricula mclellani, Turricula nelliae, Turricula nigricans, 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 uvasana, Turricula venustula, Turricula waringi, Turricula washingtoniana, Surcula riomaonis, Surcula thompsoni, Surcula decipiens, Surcula labiata, Surcula fairbanksi, Surcula wateleti, Surcula birmanica, Surcula iravadica, Turricula (Surcula) steinbacherae, Surcula andersoni, Surcula coaequalis, Surcula cowlitzensis, Surcula africana, Surcula culleni, Turris (Surcula) rhines, Surcula holwayi, Surcula polyappellatia, Surcula sullana, Surcula washingtoniana, Surcula clarki, Surcula ingens, Surcula mayi, Surcula strigosa, Surcula binotata, Surcula karenaica, Surcula merriami, Surcula evermanni, Surcula marylandica, Surcula piura

Type specimen: CS 988, a shell. Its type locality is CAS loc. 391, Runkle Canyon, Simi Hills, which is in a Selandian marine siliciclastic in the Santa Susana Formation of California.

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Paleocene of United States (3: California collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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