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 burroensis, Turricula buwaldana, Turricula calafia, 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 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 washingtoniana, Surcula karenaica, Surcula sullana, Surcula strigosa, Turris (Surcula) rhines, Surcula clarki, Surcula polyappellatia, Surcula decipiens, Surcula riomaonis, Surcula coaequalis, Surcula wateleti, Surcula cowlitzensis, Surcula merriami, Surcula evermanni, Surcula birmanica, Surcula holwayi, Surcula thompsoni, Surcula ingens, Surcula piura, Surcula andersoni, Surcula marylandica, Surcula africana, Surcula binotata, Turricula (Surcula) steinbacherae, Surcula labiata, Surcula fairbanksi, Surcula mayi, Surcula iravadica, Surcula culleni, Surcula washingtoniana
Type specimen: UC 30572, a shell. Its type locality is UCMP Loc. 3775, Runkle Canyon, Simi Hills, which is in a Selandian/Thanetian marine horizon in the Santa Susana Formation of California.
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (5: California collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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