Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae

Alternative combination: Drillia ochsneri

Synonyms: Drillia wilsoni Anderson and Martin 1914, Surcula insulae Dall and Oschner 1928, Turricula libya Dall 1919

Full reference: F. M. Anderson and B. Martin. 1914. Neocene record in the Temblor Basin, California, and Neocene deposits of the San Juan District, San Luis Obispo County. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Fourth Series 4(3):15-112

Belongs to Turricula according to W.O. Addicott 1970

See also Anderson and Martin 1914, Grant, IV and Gale 1931 and Loel and Corey 1932

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 piercei, Turricula plutonica, Turricula praepromensis, Turricula promensis, Turricula rossellae, Turricula sethuramae, Turricula spuria, Turricula taurina, Turricula terryi, Turricula thangaensis, Turricula tornata, Turricula uvasana, Turricula waringi, Turricula washingtoniana, Surcula coaequalis, Turricula (Surcula) steinbacherae, Surcula cowlitzensis, Surcula polyappellatia, Surcula culleni, Surcula decipiens, Surcula clarki, Surcula merriami, Surcula iravadica, Surcula holwayi, Surcula fairbanksi, Surcula karenaica, Surcula binotata, Surcula wateleti, Surcula thompsoni, Surcula labiata, Surcula birmanica, Surcula washingtoniana, Surcula evermanni, Surcula sullana, Surcula mayi, Turris (Surcula) rhines, Surcula ingens, Surcula piura, Surcula andersoni, Surcula marylandica, Surcula riomaonis, Surcula strigosa, Surcula africana

Type specimens:

• Turricula ochsneri: CAS 215
• Drillia wilsoni: CAS 218. Its type locality is CAS loc. 126, which is in a Miocene marine horizon in the Temblor Formation of California.
• Surcula insulae:
• Turricula libya: USNM 96576.

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

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