Turritella (Haustator) asperula Brogniart 1823 (turret shell)

Gastropoda - Cerithioidea - Turritellidae

Alternative combinations: Haustator asperulus, Turritella asperula

Belongs to Turritella (Haustator) according to M. Harzhauser 2004

See also van den Hoek Ostende et al. 2002 and Vredenburg 1928

Sister taxa: Haustator (Haustator), Haustator adulterata, Haustator bauga, Haustator bellovacina, Haustator bilira, Haustator caillati, Haustator carinata, Haustator cingulifer, Haustator circumdatus, Haustator comptus, Haustator conoidea, Haustator contractus, Haustator dixoni, Haustator elegans, Haustator elongatus, Haustator eryna, Haustator fowleri, Haustator funiculosus, Haustator furoni, Haustator granulosa, Haustator imbricataria, Haustator infans, Haustator mitis, Haustator monilifer, Haustator multiplicatus, Haustator nigeriensis, Haustator oyawoyei, Haustator praecessus, Haustator rina, Haustator rivurbana, Haustator sedanensis, Haustator solanderi, Haustator subula, Haustator subulata, Haustator tauroperturritus, Haustator trisulcata, Haustator uniangularis, Haustator unisulcata, Haustator vermicularis, Haustator zulloi, Turritella (Haustator) atlantica, Turritella (Haustator) bijugata, Turritella (Haustator) conofaciata, Turritella (Haustator) incrassata, Turritella (Haustator) montensis, Turritella (Haustator) parisi, Turritella (Haustator) punjabensis, Turritella (Haustator) quadrifasciata, Turritella (Haustator) teschi, Turritella (Haustator) vanderfeeni, Turritella (Haustator) venus, Turritella (Haustator) vermicularis, Turritella solandrei

Ecology: facultatively mobile semi-infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Oligocene of Greece (1 collection), Iran (1), Pakistan (1), Turkey (1)

• Eocene of Italy (1)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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