Propebela turrispira Berry 1941 (cone shell)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae

Alternative combination: Oenopota turrispira

Full reference: S. S. Berry. 1941. New Mollusca from the Pleistocene of San Pedro, California - II. Bulletins of American Paleontology 27(101):1-16

Belongs to Propebela according to A. Hendy 2021

See also Berry 1941

Sister taxa: Propebela angulosa, Propebela arctica, Propebela assimilis, Propebela bergensis, Propebela exarata, Propebela fidicula, Propebela harpularia, Propebela marylandica, Propebela nobilis, Propebela parva, Propebela rugulata, Propebela sanctaemonicae, Propebela scalaris, Propebela scalaroides, Propebela spitzbergensis, Propebela tabulata, Propebela turricula

Type specimen: Berry Coll. 10400, a shell. Its type locality is Hilltop Quarry (1930s-1950s) [Lomita Marl], which is in a Pleistocene offshore marl in the Lomita Marl Formation of California.

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (2: California collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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