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Torcula
Taxonomy
Torcula was named by Gray (1847) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m R Sepkoski's reference number: 914]. It is extant.
It was reranked as Turritella (Torcula) by Gardner (1943), Gardner (1947), Gardner (1948), Addicott (1970), Ladd (1972).
It was assigned to Turritella by Gardner (1943), Gardner (1947), Gardner (1948), Addicott (1970), Ladd (1972); to Turritellinae by Titova (1994), Allmon (1996); to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Turritellidae by Rosenberg (2005), Rosenberg et al. (2006).
It was reranked as Turritella (Torcula) by Gardner (1943), Gardner (1947), Gardner (1948), Addicott (1970), Ladd (1972).
It was assigned to Turritella by Gardner (1943), Gardner (1947), Gardner (1948), Addicott (1970), Ladd (1972); to Turritellinae by Titova (1994), Allmon (1996); to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Turritellidae by Rosenberg (2005), Rosenberg et al. (2006).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
T. alitilira, T. altilira, T. alumensis, T. caseyi, T. jaculus, T. magna, T. martinensis, T. mississippiensis, T. subvariabilis, T. waltonensis, Turritella alitilira, Turritella alitilira, Turritella altilira, Turritella altilira, Turritella altilira, Turritella amaras, Turritella apicalis, Turritella apicaulis, Turritella chipolana, Turritella forgemoli, Turritella gatunensis, Turritella inezana, Turritella mediosulcata, Turritella mixta, Turritella paraensis, Turritella wagneriana, Turritella waltonensis
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1847 | Torcula Gray p. 155 |
| 1943 | Turritella (Torcula) Gardner p. 198 |
| 1947 | Turritella (Torcula) Gardner p. 593 |
| 1948 | Turritella (Torcula) Gardner p. 198 |
| 1970 | Turritella (Torcula) Addicott p. 48 |
| 1972 | Turritella (Torcula) Ladd p. 18 |
| 1994 | Torcula Titova p. 321 |
| 1996 | Torcula Allmon p. 10 |
| 2002 | Torcula Sepkoski |
| 2005 | Torcula Rosenberg |
| 2006 | Torcula Rosenberg et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Torcula Gray 1847
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Subg. Torcula (Torcula) Gray 1847
Torcula acropora Dall 1889
Torcula bayeri Petuch 2001
Torcula lindae Petuch 1987
Turritella (Torcula) exoletus Linnaeus 1758
†Turritella (Torcula) terstriata Rogers and Rogers 1837
†Turritella (Torcula) variabilis Conrad 1830
†Turritella exoleta limonensis Olsson 1922
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Danian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 66.00000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 61.66 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 61.66 Ma
Collections (72 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danian | Libya | Turritella forgemoli (77235) | |
| Danian | USA (Maryland) | T. sp. (83135) | |
| Late/Upper Eocene | USA (Florida) | T. martinensis (92785) | |
| Early/Lower Oligocene | USA (Florida) | T. caseyi, T. mississippiensis (80184) | |
| Aquitanian | Panama | Turritella amaras (42610) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Brazil (Para) | Turritella paraensis (112590) | |
| Burdigalian | USA (Florida) | Turritella mixta (42328) Turritella mixta, Turritella chipolana (41760 42250) | |
| Burdigalian | Panama | Turritella amaras (42606 42612 42613 42614 42615 42616 42617 42618 42619 42620) | |
| Burdigalian | USA (Maryland) | Turritella variabilis (79101 79102) | |
| Burdigalian | Argentina (Río Negro) | T. magna (179578) | |
| Langhian | USA (Maryland) | Turritella variabilis (60379) | |
| Serravallian | USA (Florida) | T. sp., T. jaculus, T. waltonensis (111204) T. waltonensis (136943) Turritella sp., Turritella jacula (43036 43046) Turritella waltonensis (42692 42801 42813 42819 42870 42874 42875 42884 43047 43048 80018 80019) | |
| Serravallian | USA (Maryland) | Turritella variabilis (79103 79104 79105 79108 79111 79113 79114 79116) | |
| Tortonian | USA (Maryland) | Turritella variabilis (70851 70853) | |
| Tortonian | Panama | T. alitilira (82129) T. altilira (82119 82121 82124 82128) | |
| Tortonian - Zanclean | USA (Florida) | T. subvariabilis (79965) | |
| Pliocene | USA (Florida) | Turritella variabilis (75009 75012) | |
| Pliocene | Costa Rica | Turritella exoleta (134667) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | USA (South Carolina) | Turritella variabilis (92412) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | USA (Florida) | T. alumensis (79960 80029 80044) Turritella sp. (69044) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | USA (Florida) | Turritella apicalis (79333) Turritella apicaulis (80024 80025) Turritella mediosulcata, Turritella apicalis (79331) Turritella wagneriana (79338 79786) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | USA (North Carolina) | T. sp. (80033) | |
| Pleistocene | USA (Florida) | T. alumensis (80030) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Florida) | T. acropora (96538) |