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Tropisurcula
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).
It was assigned to Turriculinae by MacNeil and Dockery (1984); to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Cochlespirinae by Garvie (2013).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1904 | Tropisurcula Casey |
1984 | Tropiscurcula MacNeil and Dockery p. 192 |
2002 | Tropisurcula Sepkoski |
2013 | Tropisurcula Garvie p. 65 |
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Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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C. L. Garvie 2013 | Shell 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. |