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Tropisurcula

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cochlespiridae

Taxonomy
Tropisurcula was named by Casey (1904) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l T Ol-l Sepkoski's reference number: 852,1248].

It was assigned to Turriculinae by MacNeil and Dockery (1984); to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Cochlespirinae by Garvie (2013).

Species
T. (Eodrillia)
Species lacking formal opinion data
T. crenula, T. grandis, T. grandis, T. grandis, T. milamensis, T. planus, T. planus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1904Tropisurcula Casey
1984Tropiscurcula MacNeil and Dockery p. 192
2002Tropisurcula Sepkoski
2013Tropisurcula Garvie p. 65

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyConoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyCochlespiridae(Powell 1942)
genusTropisurculaCasey 1904

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. †Tropisurcula Casey 1904
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Subg. †Tropisurcula (Eodrillia) Casey 1904
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†Eodrillia lonsdalei Lea 1833
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
C. L. Garvie 2013Shell small, fusiform, moderately elongate, with tall, smooth, multispiral protoconch; whorls centrally carinate, with subsutural collar, concave ramp, and axial cos- tae strongest on periphery; spiral lines subequal in strength, low, close-set.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: carnivoresuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:08:14
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:08:14
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Selandian to the top of the Rupelian or 61.66000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections (95 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian61.66 - 59.24USA (Alabama) T. sp. (205472)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0USA (Texas) T. cingula (205455)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07USA (Texas) T. sp. (89948)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Texas) T. grandis (178054) T. grandis, T. planus, T. milamensis (7789) T. milamensis (84337) T. planus, T. milamensis (7788 84325) T. sp., T. grandis, T. planus, T. milamensis (83950)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Mississippi) Eodrillia texana (2414 2415)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Texas) Eodrillia sp. (205487) Eodrillia sp., Eodrillia texanopsis (205532) Eodrillia texana (1451 1453) Eodrillia texanopsis (90455 98728 205421 205496) T. milamensis (205223) T. milamensis, T. grandis, T. planus (205533) T. milamensis, T. planus (205521) T. milamensis, T. sp., T. grandis, T. planus (205520) T. sp. (205454 205503 205537)
Lutetian - Bartonian48.07 - 37.71USA (Alabama) Eodrillia sp. (205439) Eodrillia texana (205420 205490)
Lutetian - Bartonian48.07 - 37.71USA (Texas) Eodrillia texana (2412 2413)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Mississippi) Eodrillia texana (2446 2451) T. crenula (2436 2437 2438 205508) T. crenula, Eodrillia texana (2434) T. sp. (205498)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Texas) Eodrillia sp. (205486) Eodrillia texana (7437 7438 7439 91797 91839 92237 98871 98886 205266 205426 205447 205460) T. crenula (205264) T. crenula, Eodrillia sp., Eodrillia texanopsis (205480) T. crenula, Eodrillia texana (2452 205271 205481 205484) T. crenula, T. sp., Eodrillia lonsdalii, Eodrillia texana (205410) T. crenula, T. sp., Eodrillia sp., Eodrillia texanopsis, Eodrillia texana (205422) T. crenula, T. sp., Eodrillia texana (205485) T. sp., Eodrillia sp. (205267) T. sp., Eodrillia texana (205430 205461) T. sp., T. sp., T. texana (205433) T. texana (205515 205531)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Alabama) Eodrillia depygis, Eodrillia lonsdalii (90600) Eodrillia texana (2416 2418 2419 2420 2422 2453) T. crenula (2417) T. lonsdali (205438) T. sp., Eodrillia lonsdalii, Eodrillia sp. (205489)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Louisiana) Eodrillia texana (92381) T. crenula (98940) T. crenula, Eodrillia texana (92386)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Mississippi) Eodrillia sp. (6802)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3USA (Mississippi) Tropiscurcula caseyi (5501 5612 5791 5867 5941 5943 6005 6006 74077 74078 74079 177590 179336 179346)