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Turritella exaltata

Gastropoda - Turritellidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Turritella exaltata Conrad p. 188
1857Terebellum exaltatum Tuomey and Holmes p. 121
1992Turritella exaltata Ward p. 118

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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
speciesexaltataConrad 1841

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 exaltata Conrad 1841
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M. Tuomey and F. S. Holmes 1857Shell subulate, profoundly elongated, very gradually tapering towards the spire; whorls convex, sprially striated, grooved near the base of each and with a raised rib on each side of the groove, the rib which margins the suture, is also delicately grooved; suture profound.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100s
Adult width: 10 to < 100s
Thickness: thing
Folds: nones
Ribbing: minors
Spines: nones
Internal reinforcement: nones
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: semi-infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2007-03-01 09:51:47
Modified: 2007-03-01 11:51:47
Source: s = species, g = genus, c = class
References: Tuomey and Holmes 1857, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Langhian or 15.97000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian15.97 - 13.82USA (Maryland) Turritella exaltata (55517 68975 69023)