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Turrilites acutus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Turrilitidae

Taxonomy

Turrilites acutus was named by Passy (1832) [DISTRIBUTION: Cenomanian; Cosmopolitan.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Turrilites (Turrilites) acutus by Förster (1975), Atabekyan (1985), Zaborski (1985), Howarth (1985), Kennedy et al. (1988) and Kennedy (1994).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

T. borssumensis, T. peruviana, T. aumalensis

Synonyms

Turrilites dearingi was named by Stephenson (1952).

It was synonymized subjectively with Turrilites (Turrilites) acutus by Atabekyan (1985).
Turrilites (Turrilites) dilleri was named by Murphy and Rodda (1960). Its type specimen is UCLA 28655 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is UCLA loc. 3464, which is in a Cenomanian marine sandstone in the Budden Canyon Formation of California.

It was synonymized subjectively with Turrilites (Turrilites) acutus by Atabekyan (1985).
Turrilites tevesthensis was named by Coquand (1862).

It was synonymized subjectively with Turrilites (Turrilites) acutus by Atabekyan (1985).
Turrilites wiestii was named by Sharpe (1857).

It was synonymized subjectively with Turrilites (Turrilites) acutus by Atabekyan (1985).
Turrilites (Turrilites) acutus americanus was named by Cobban and Scott (1972).

It was synonymized subjectively with Turrilites (Turrilites) acutus by Sealey and Lucas (2019).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1832	Turrilites acutus Passy p. 334 figs. pl. 16, figs. 3, 4
1857	Turrilites wiestii Sharpe
1862	Turrilites tevesthensis Coquand
1952	Turrilites dearingi Stephenson
1960	Turrilites (Turrilites) dilleri Murphy and Rodda p. 849 figs. Pl. 103, fig. 6
1972	Turrilites (Turrilites) acutus americanus Cobban and Scott
1975	Turrilites (Turrilites) acutus Förster p. 193 figs. Pl 7, fig 10
1985	Turrilites (Turrilites) acutus Atabekyan p. 77 figs. Pl 28, figs 5-13; pl 29, figs 1-10; pl 30, figs 1-11
1985	Turrilites (Turrilites) acutus Howarth
1985	Turrilites (Turrilites) acutus Zaborski p. 11
1988	Turrilites (Turrilites) acutus Kennedy et al. p. 42 figs. 1h, 2d,l
1994	Turrilites (Turrilites) acutus Kennedy p. 233
2019	Turrilites acutus Sealey and Lucas p. 183 figs. 37C-E, 38I, 42J-L

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Cephalopoda	Cuvier 1797

Rank	Name	Author
subclass	Ammonoidea	()
order	Ammonitida
suborder	Ancyloceratina	Wiedmann 1966
superfamily	Turrilitoidea	(Gill 1871)
family	Turrilitidae	Gill 1871
genus	Turrilites	Lamarck 1801
species	acutus	Passy 1832

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.

†Turrilites acutus Passy 1832

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Invalid names: Turrilites (Turrilites) dilleri Murphy and Rodda 1960 [synonym], Turrilites dearingi Stephenson 1952 [synonym], Turrilites tevesthensis Coquand 1862 [synonym], Turrilites wiestii Sharpe 1857 [synonym]

†Turrilites (Turrilites) acutus americanus Cobban and Scott 1972

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Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

aragoniteo

Environment:

marinec

Locomotion:

fast-movingo

Life habit:

nektonico

Diet:

carnivoreo

Vision:

well-developedc

Created:

2005-01-28 02:27:03

Modified:

2009-10-08 14:14:55

Source: o = order, c = class

References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Cenomanian to the top of the Cenomanian or 99.60000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (39 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	France (Normandie)	Turrilites acutus (230777 230797)
Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	USA (New Mexico)	Turrilites acutus (10180)
Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	United Kingdom (England)	Turrilites wiestii (154013)
Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	USA (Texas)	Turrilites dearingi (6508)
Early/Lower Cenomanian	99.6 - 93.5	Japan (Hokkaido)	Turrilites acutus (62634)
Early/Lower Cenomanian	99.6 - 93.5	France (Normandie)	Turrilites acutus (230776)
Early/Lower Cenomanian	99.6 - 93.5	USA (California)	Turrilites dilleri (1802)
Early/Lower Cenomanian	99.6 - 93.5	Mexico (Zacatecas)	Turrilites acutus, Turrilites wiestii (87607)
Late/Upper Cenomanian	99.6 - 93.5	USA (New Mexico)	Turrilites acutus (176967)
Late/Upper Cenomanian	99.6 - 93.5	United Kingdom (England)	Turrilites acutus (82855 82857 82913 82916 82919)
Middle Cenomanian	99.6 - 93.5	Angola	Turrilites acutus (70952 70954)
Middle Cenomanian	99.6 - 93.5	USA (New Mexico)	Turrilites acutus (178790 178841)
Middle Cenomanian	99.6 - 93.5	France (Normandy)	Turrilites acutus (4025)
Middle Cenomanian	99.6 - 93.5	Nigeria	Turrilites acutus (69527)
Middle Cenomanian	99.6 - 93.5	Kazakhstan	Turrilites acutus (186750 186751)
Middle Cenomanian	99.6 - 93.5	USA (Texas)	Turrilites acutus (177076)
Middle Cenomanian	99.6 - 93.5	France	Turrilites acutus (82843)
Middle Cenomanian	99.6 - 93.5	Turkmenistan	Turrilites acutus (186738 186739 186740 186741 186742 186743 186744 186745 186746 186747 186748 186749)
Middle Cenomanian	99.6 - 93.5	Germany	Turrilites acutus (12466 12467)