Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae
Full reference: C. J. Hickman. 1976. Bathyal gastropods of the family Turridae in the Early Oligocene Keasey Formation in Oregon, with a review of some deep-water genera in the Paleocene of the Eastern Pacific. Bulletins of American Paleontology 70(292):1-119
Belongs to Turricula according to C. J. Hickman 1976
See also Hickman 1980
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 kincaidi, Turricula maculosa, Turricula martini, 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 venustula, Turricula waringi, Turricula washingtoniana, Surcula clarki, Surcula riomaonis, Surcula ingens, Surcula merriami, Surcula strigosa, Surcula holwayi, Surcula polyappellatia, Surcula sullana, Surcula piura, Surcula africana, Surcula culleni, Surcula mayi, Surcula washingtoniana, Surcula marylandica, Surcula thompsoni, Turricula (Surcula) steinbacherae, Surcula labiata, Surcula andersoni, Surcula decipiens, Surcula wateleti, Surcula fairbanksi, Turris (Surcula) rhines, Surcula evermanni, Surcula iravadica, Surcula coaequalis, Surcula cowlitzensis, Surcula birmanica, Surcula binotata, Surcula karenaica
Type specimen: USNM 216375, a shell. Its type locality is Empire Literock Quarry, which is in a Priabonian marine horizon in the Keasey Formation of Oregon.
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (1: Oregon collection)
• Eocene of the Russian Federation (1), United States (14: Oregon)
Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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