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Turritella turris

Gastropoda - Turritellidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1825Turritella turris Basterot

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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
speciesturrisBasterot 1825

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 turris Basterot 1825
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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 Aquitanian to the top of the Messinian or 23.03000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44France Turritella turris (74861)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Madagascar Turritella turris (55832)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Turkey Turritella turris (78545)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France Turritella turris (70191)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Turkey Turritella turris (78548)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Italy (Pordenone) Turritella turris (37374)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Greece Turritella turris (72310)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Cyprus Turritella turris (34690 71883 71888)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy Turritella turris (70417 70418)