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Turritella subvariabilis

Gastropoda - Turritellidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Turritella subvariabilis d'Orbigny
1992Turritella subvariabilis Ward p. 116
2008Turritella subvariabilis Hendy et al.

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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
speciessubvariabilisd'Orbigny 1852

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 subvariabilis d'Orbigny 1852
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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 Serravallian to the top of the Tortonian or 13.82000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Maryland) Turritella subvariabilis (60376)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246USA (Virginia) Turritella subvariabilis (71632 71637)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246USA (Maryland) Turritella subvariabilis (70853 71636)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333USA (Virginia) Turritella subvariabilis (79752 79754 79756)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333USA (Maryland) Turritella subvariabilis (51722 51727 59303 59304)