Gazameda declivis Adams and Reeve 1850 (turret shell)
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Gastropoda - Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Alternative combination: Turritella declivis
Belongs to Gazameda according to G. Rosenberg et al. 2006
See also Kensley and Pether 1986
Sister taxa: Gazameda acricula, Gazameda alba, Gazameda decoramen, Gazameda gunnii, Gazameda iredalei, Gazameda septifraga, Gazameda subacricula, Gazameda tasmanica
Ecology: facultatively mobile semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Koingnaas/Swartlintjies 50m Complex (Pliocene of South Africa)
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