Turricula piercei Arnold 1909 (snail)

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 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 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 cowlitzensis, Surcula clarki, Surcula binotata, Surcula sullana, Surcula washingtoniana, Surcula piura, Surcula africana, Surcula riomaonis, Surcula polyappellatia, Turris (Surcula) rhines, Surcula decipiens, Surcula iravadica, Surcula mayi, Surcula labiata, Surcula coaequalis, Surcula birmanica, Surcula merriami, Surcula holwayi, Surcula strigosa, Turricula (Surcula) steinbacherae, Surcula fairbanksi, Surcula marylandica, Surcula culleni, Surcula thompsoni, Surcula karenaica, Surcula evermanni, Surcula andersoni, Surcula wateleti, Surcula ingens

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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