Gastropoda - Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Alternative combination: Turritella weaveri
Full reference: K. E. H. Van Winkle. 1918. Paleontology of the Oligocene of the Chehalis Valley, Washington. University of Washington Publications in Geology 1(2):69-97
Belongs to Turritellopsis according to W. L. Effinger 1938
See also Van Winkle 1918
Sister taxa: Turritellopsis acicula, Turritellopsis neptunensis, Turritellopsis stimpsoni
Type specimen: Its type locality is UW 239, which is in an Oligocene marine horizon in Washington
Ecology: facultatively mobile semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (1: Washington collection)
• Eocene of United States (1: Washington)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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