Turricula keaseyensis Hickman 1976 (snail)

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

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

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