Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae
Alternative combinations: Bathytoma piercei, Pleurotoma (Bathytoma) piercei
Full reference: R. Arnold. 1909. Paleontology of the Coalinga District, Fresno and Kings Counties, California. United States Geological Survey Bulletin 396:1-173
Belongs to Turricula according to W.O. Addicott 1970
See also Anderson and Martin 1914, Arnold 1909 and Grant, IV and Gale 1931
Sister taxa: Turricula (Crenaturricula), Turricula (Leptosurcula), Turricula (Turricula), Turricula amanda, Turricula aureolata, 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 martini, Turricula mclellani, Turricula nelliae, Turricula nigricans, Turricula ochsneri, 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 washingtoniana, Surcula clarki, Surcula fairbanksi, Surcula sullana, Surcula riomaonis, Surcula binotata, Surcula ingens, Surcula iravadica, Surcula polyappellatia, Surcula labiata, Surcula africana, Surcula strigosa, Surcula birmanica, Surcula holwayi, Surcula thompsoni, Surcula mayi, Surcula merriami, Surcula marylandica, Turris (Surcula) rhines, Surcula piura, Surcula evermanni, Surcula karenaica, Turricula (Surcula) steinbacherae, Surcula coaequalis, Surcula cowlitzensis, Surcula decipiens, Surcula andersoni, Surcula wateleti, Surcula culleni
Type specimen: USNM 165578, a shell
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (4: California collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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