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Turritella peninsularis

Gastropoda - Turritellidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Turritella peninsularis Anderson and Hanna p. 25 figs. Plate 10, figure 5
1958Turritella peninsularis Anderson p. 154 figs. Plate 64, figure 6

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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
speciespeninsularis

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 peninsularis Anderson and Hanna 1935
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
F. M. Anderson and G. D. Hanna 1935Shell of medium size, robust; whorls subangular ; sutural grooves impressed, deep and broad; sides of whorls flattened or slightly concave; surface almost smooth on holotype, ornamented by faint revolving threads crossed by sinuous lines of growth; aperture sub-quadrate; spire high, tap ering gradually to apex; whorls rounded on shoulders.
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 Late/Upper Maastrichtian to the top of the Thanetian or 70.60000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Mexico (Baja California) Turritella peninsularis (type locality: 200117)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Mexico (Baja California) Turritella peninsularis (158099)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (California) Turritella peninsularis (83774)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (California) Turritella peninsularis (218668 218669)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (California) Turritella peninsularis (221983)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Mexico Turritella peninsularis (47948)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Mexico (Baja) Turritella peninsularis (176456)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8USA (California) Turritella peninsularis (214150)