Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Full reference: G. D. Harris and K. E. H. Palmer. 1947. The Mollusca of the Mississippi Embayment (Sabine River to the Alabama River). Pt. II. Univalves and index. Bulletins of American Paleontology 30(117):207-563
Belongs to Turricula (Pleurofusia) according to G. D. Harris and K. E. H. Palmer 1947
Sister taxa: Pleurofusia collaris, Pleurofusia dowlingi, Pleurofusia fluctuosa, Pleurofusia fresnoensis, Pleurofusia ladrilloensis, Pleurofusia raricostata, Pleurofusia vicksburgensis, Pleurotoma (Pleurofusia) longirostropsis, Surcula (Pleurofusia) feddeni, Surcula (Pleurofusia) fusus, Surcula (Pleurofusia) phasma, Surcula (Pleurofusia) scala, Turricula (Pleurofusia) danvicola, Turricula (Pleurofusia) obliquinodosa, Turricula (Pleurofusia) pseudoscala
Type specimen: ANSP 4999. Its type locality is Montgomery Landing (Moodys Branch), which is in a Bartonian marine sandstone in the Moodys Branch Formation of Louisiana.
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (2: Louisiana collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.