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Turris inconstans

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae

Taxonomy
Surcula inconstans was named by Cooper (1894) [Middle Eocene; California]. It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Turris inconstans by Dickerson (1913); it was recombined as Eosurcula inconstans by Squires (2001).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Surcula inconstans Cooper p. 40 figs. PI. II, Figs. 20, 21
1913Turris inconstans Dickerson p. 276 figs. Plate 11, figure 5
2001Eosurcula inconstans Squires p. 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)
familyTurridaeSwainson 1840
genusTurrisRöding 1798
speciesinconstans()

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.

†Turris inconstans Cooper 1894
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Diagnosis
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