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Turritella tampae

Gastropoda - Turritellidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Turritella tampae Heilprin p. 113 figs. pl. 8, fig. 53
1892Turritella tampae Dall p. 309 figs. pl. 17, fig. 8
1915Turritella tampae Dall p. 97 figs. pl. 14, fig. 1
1916Turritella tampae Dall p. 517
1992Turritella tampae Ward p. 119
1998Turritella tampae Ward p. 70

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyTurritellidaeLovén 1847
subfamilyTurritellinaeLovén 1847
genusTurritellaLamarck 1799
speciestampaeHeilprin 1887

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.

Turritella tampae Heilprin 1887
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: thing
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: semi-infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 18:26:02
Modified: 2018-03-04 19:51:38
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Oligocene to the top of the Burdigalian or 33.90000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4USA (Georgia) Turritella tampae (60824 60825 60831 60832)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03USA (North Carolina) Turritella tampae (71649 71651 71652)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (North Carolina) Turritella tampae (71650)
Chattian - Aquitanian28.1 - 20.44USA (Georgia) Turritella tampae (61130)
Chattian - Aquitanian28.1 - 20.44USA (Florida) Turritella tampae (60985 61051 61069 61072 61073 61074 61100 61103 61106 61108)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (Florida) Turritella tampae (61117)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Delaware) Turritella tampae (18579)