Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae
Alternative combination: Pleurotoma decipiens
Full reference: J. G. Cooper. 1894. Catalogue of Californian fossils. (Parts II, III, IV, and V). California State Mining Bureau Bulletin No. 4 1-65
Belongs to Surcula according to M. A. Hanna 1927
See also Cooper 1894 and Squires 1984
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 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 merriami, Turricula (Surcula) steinbacherae, Surcula africana, Surcula ingens, Surcula holwayi, Surcula wateleti, Surcula piura, Surcula fairbanksi, Surcula sullana, Surcula binotata, Surcula birmanica, Surcula riomaonis, Surcula coaequalis, Surcula labiata, Surcula strigosa, Surcula thompsoni, Surcula iravadica, Surcula evermanni, Surcula polyappellatia, Surcula karenaica, Surcula washingtoniana, Surcula marylandica, Surcula clarki, Surcula andersoni, Surcula culleni, Turris (Surcula) rhines, Surcula cowlitzensis, Surcula mayi
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at UCMP loc. 5051 San Clemente Creek, San Diego (Eocene of California)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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