Gastropoda - Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Alternative combinations: Potamides alabamiensis, Turritella alabamiensis
Belongs to Mesalia according to M. D. Perrilliat et al. 2006
See also Stenzel and Turner 1940
Sister taxa: Mesalia (Mesalia), Mesalia akinkugbei, Mesalia akinolae, Mesalia bassiounii, Mesalia brevialis, Mesalia claibornensis, Mesalia clarki, Mesalia concava, Mesalia fallockensis, Mesalia ferialae, Mesalia gigantia, Mesalia goshourensis, Mesalia hofana, Mesalia inca, Mesalia lincolnensis, Mesalia locardi, Mesalia martinezensis, Mesalia minuta, Mesalia pagoda, Mesalia paleocenica, Mesalia passi, Mesalia pedinogyra, Mesalia pumila, Mesalia rathbuni, Mesalia reymenti, Mesalia rogersi, Mesalia salvani, Mesalia shatai, Mesalia tricarinata, Mesalia vetusta, Mesalia virginiae, Mesalia zitteli
Ecology: facultatively mobile semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of Mexico (1 collection)
• Paleocene of United States (63: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Texas)
Total: 64 collections including 66 occurrences
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