Pyrgiscus moerchi Dall and Bartsch 1907 (snail)

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae

Alternative combinations: Turbonilla (Pyrgiscus) morchi, Turbonilla moerchi

Belongs to Pyrgiscus according to A. Hendy 2021

See also Marincovich 1976

Sister taxa: Pyrgiscus antestriatus, Pyrgiscus auricoma, Pyrgiscus himertus, Pyrgiscus laminatus, Pyrgiscus latifundius, Pyrgiscus tenuiculus, Turbonilla (Pyrgiscus) adusta, Turbonilla (Pyrgiscus) agrestis, Turbonilla (Pyrgiscus) almo, Turbonilla (Pyrgiscus) bravoensis, Turbonilla (Pyrgiscus) canfieldi, Turbonilla (Pyrgiscus) hormigacuesta, Turbonilla (Pyrgiscus) ista, Turbonilla (Pyrgiscus) sanctorum, Turbonilla (Pyrgiscus) senistriata, Turbonilla (Pyrgiscus) superba, Turbonilla (Pyrgiscus) vexativa, Turbonilla (Pyrgiscus) weldi

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (1: California collection)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (1: California)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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