Turritella (Turritella) bantamensis Martin 1905 (turret shell)

Gastropoda - Cerithioidea - Turritellidae

Alternative combination: Turritella bantamensis

Belongs to Turritella (Turritella) according to L. W. van den Hoek Ostende et al. 2002

See also Shuto 1974

Sister taxa: Turritella (Turritella) alticostata, Turritella (Turritella) bandongensis, Turritella (Turritella) bellardii, Turritella (Turritella) dibleyi, Turritella (Turritella) gradata, Turritella (Turritella) infracarinata, Turritella (Turritella) producta, Turritella (Turritella) terebra, Turritella (Turritella) tricarinata, Turritella (Turritella) unicarinata

Subtaxa: Turritella (Turritella) bantamensis tjicumpaiensis

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Type specimen: RGM 10880-10885, a shell

Ecology: facultatively mobile semi-infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Pakistan (1 collection)

• Miocene of Indonesia (4), Pakistan (1)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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