Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Alternative combination: Pleurotoma fresnoensis
Synonym: Surcula lindavistaensis Hanna 1927
Full reference: R. Arnold. 1909. Paleontology of the Coalinga District, Fresno and Kings Counties, California. United States Geological Survey Bulletin 396:1-173
Belongs to Pleurofusia according to R. L. Squires 1987
See also Arnold 1909, Givens and Kennedy 1979 and Hanna 1927
Sister taxa: Pleurofusia (Cruziturricula), Pleurofusia collaris, Pleurofusia dowlingi, Pleurofusia fluctuosa, Pleurofusia ladrilloensis, Pleurofusia raricostata, Pleurofusia vicksburgensis, Pleurotoma (Pleurofusia) longirostropsis, Surcula (Pleurofusia) feddeni, Surcula (Pleurofusia) fusus, Surcula (Pleurofusia) phasma, Surcula (Pleurofusia) scala, Turricula (Pleurofusia) danvicola, Turricula (Pleurofusia) obliquinodosa, Turricula (Pleurofusia) pseudoscala, Turricula (Pleurofusia) subservata
Type specimens:
- Pleurofusia fresnoensis: USNM 165631
- Surcula lindavistaensis: UCMP 30954, a partial shell.
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (17: California collections)
• Paleocene of United States (1: California)
Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence
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