Turritella solandrei Mayer-Eymar 1877 (turret shell)

Gastropoda - Cerithioidea - Turritellidae

Alternative combination: Haustator solandrei

Belongs to Haustator according to J.-M. Pacaud and J. Le Renard 1995

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) asperula, 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

Ecology: facultatively mobile semi-infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Oedelem Sands (Sables d'Oedelem) - Bruxellian Formation (Eocene of Belgium)

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