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Turricula ochsneri

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae

Taxonomy
Drillia ochsneri was named by Anderson and Martin (1914). Its type specimen is CAS 215 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is CAS loc. 65, northeast of Barker's Ranch, which is in a Miocene coastal horizon in the Temblor Formation of California.

It was recombined as Turricula ochsneri by Grant, IV and Gale (1931), Loel and Corey (1932), Addicott (1970).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Drillia ochsneri Anderson and Martin p. 90 figs. Plate 6, figures 9a, 9b, and 9c
1914Drillia wilsoni Anderson and Martin p. 91 figs. Plate 6, figures 10a, 10b, and 10c
1919Turricula libya Dall pp. 2-3 figs. pl. 2, fig. 5
1928Surcula insulae Dall and Oschner p. 104 figs. Pl. 6, fig. 12
1931Turricula ochsneri Grant, IV and Gale p. 488
1931Turricula libya Grant, IV and Gale p. 489
1932Turricula ochsneri Loel and Corey p. 238 figs. Plate 47, figures 14a, 14b
1970Turricula ochsneri Addicott p. 129 figs. Plate 18, figures 1-3, 6, 12, 13

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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)
familyClavatulidae(Gray 1853)
genusTurriculaSchumacher 1817
speciesochsneri()

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.

Turricula ochsneri Anderson and Martin 1914
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Invalid names: Drillia wilsoni Anderson and Martin 1914 [synonym], Surcula insulae Dall and Oschner 1928 [synonym], Turricula libya Dall 1919 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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 Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Langhian or 23.04000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98USA (California) Drillia ochsneri (237346) Drillia wilsoni (18567) Turricula ochsneri (238171 238187)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82USA (California) Turricula ochsneri (206393)