Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Full reference: C. W. Merriam and F. E. Turner. 1937. The Capay Middle Eocene of Northern California. University of California Publications, Bulletin of the Department of Geological Sciences 24(6):91-114
Belongs to Gemmula according to C. W. Merriam and F. E. Turner 1937
Sister taxa: Gemmula (Coronia), Gemmula (Coroniopsis), Gemmula (Gemmula), Gemmula (Pinguigemmula), Gemmula abacta, Gemmula alazana, Gemmula amica, Gemmula bentsonae, Gemmula congener, Gemmula crenulata, Gemmula cretacea, Gemmula diabloensis, Gemmula encinalis, Gemmula fasteni, Gemmula gajensis, Gemmula hindsiana, Gemmula imitatrix, Gemmula machapoorensis, Gemmula macrobia, Gemmula mekranica, Gemmula mexa, Gemmula monerma, Gemmula plebeia, Gemmula plentopsis, Gemmula rockcreekensis, Gemmula sindiensis, Gemmula tumata, Gemmula vaningeni, Gemmula violeta, Gemmula wattsi, Turris (Gemmula) birmanica, Turris (Gemmula) pakistanica, Turris (Gemmula) soriensis, Turris (Gemmula) thyrsus, Hemipleurotoma bhagothorensis, Pleurotoma (Hemipleurotoma) singuensis, Pleurotoma (Hemipleurotoma) kroisbachensis, Pleurotoma (Hemipleurotoma) choptankensis, Hemipleurotoma narica, Hemipleurotoma arenosa, Pleurotoma (Hemipleurotoma) humilis, Hemipleurotoma oostinghi, Hemipleurotoma bonneti, Pleurotoma (Hemipleurotoma) calvertensis, Pleurotoma (Hemipleurotoma) bellacrenata, Pleurotoma (Hemipleurotoma) iris, Pleurotoma (Hemipleurotoma) yenanensis, Pleurotoma (Hemipleurotoma) juvavica
Type specimen: UCMP 33695. Its type locality is UCMP loc. A-1314, Smith Canyon, Capay Valley, which is in a Ypresian deep subtidal mudstone/conglomerate in the Capay Formation of California.
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (2: California collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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