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Turris (Turris)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae

Taxonomy
Turris (Turris) was named by Röding (1798). It is extant.

It was assigned to Turris by Röding (1798) and Marasti (1973).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1798Turris (Turris) Röding
1973Turris (Turris) Marasti p. 96

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyConoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTurridaeSwainson 1840
genusTurrisRöding 1798
subgenusTurrisRöding 1798

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.

Subg. Turris (Turris) Röding 1798
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:09:25
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:09:25
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Serravallian to the top of the Piacenzian or 13.82000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Indonesia Turris pseudofascialis (70085)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Greece Turris aquensis, Turris rotata (72305)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Italy Turris contigua (78437)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Greece Turris rotata, Turris aquensis (72310)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia (Java) Turris pseudofascialis (179627)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia Turris brevicaudata (70077) Turris coronifer (70100)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Greece Turris aquensis, Turris rotata (72318)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Indonesia Turris tigrinaeformis (70105)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Greece Turris aquensis, Turris rotata (72414)