Turritellopsis acicula Sars 1878 (turret shell)

Gastropoda - Cerithioidea - Turritellidae

Alternative combination: Turritella (Turritellopsis) acicula

Belongs to Turritellopsis according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008

See also Rosenberg et al. 2006

Sister taxa: Turritellopsis neptunensis, Turritellopsis stimpsoni, Turritellopsis weaveri

Ecology: facultatively mobile semi-infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Caribou Island (Holocene) (Quaternary of Newfoundland and Labrador)

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