Turricula calafia Nelson 1925 (snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae

Full reference: R. N. Nelson. 1925. A contribution to the paleontology of the Martinez Eocene of California. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 15(11):397-466

Belongs to Turricula according to R. N. Nelson 1925

Sister taxa: Turricula (Crenaturricula), Turricula (Leptosurcula), Turricula (Turricula), Turricula beanensis, Turricula bremertonensis, Turricula bulwaldana, Turricula burroensis, Turricula cooperi, Turricula emerita, Turricula eolavinia, Turricula esdailei, Turricula excelsa, Turricula flammea, Turricula fluctuosa, Turricula hanguensis, Turricula haydeni, Turricula kayalensis, Turricula keaseyensis, Turricula mclellani, Turricula nelliae, Turricula ochsneri, Turricula piercei, Turricula plutonica, Turricula praepromensis, Turricula promensis, Turricula rossellae, Turricula sethuramae, Turricula spuria, Turricula taurina, Turricula terryi, Turricula thangaensis, Turricula tornata, Turricula waringi, Turricula washingtoniana, Surcula labiata, Surcula mayi, Surcula clarki, Turricula (Surcula) steinbacherae, Surcula sullana, Surcula piura, Surcula andersoni, Surcula africana, Surcula coaequalis, Surcula culleni, Surcula karenaica, Surcula birmanica, Surcula washingtoniana, Surcula riomaonis, Surcula wateleti, Surcula marylandica, Surcula thompsoni, Surcula decipiens, Surcula merriami, Surcula ingens, Surcula iravadica, Surcula cowlitzensis, Surcula fairbanksi, Surcula uvasana, Surcula holwayi

Type specimen: CS 988, a shell

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at UCMP loc. 3776, Runkle Canyon (Paleocene of California)

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