Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Full reference: J. W. Durham. 1944. Megafaunal zones of the Oligocene of northwestern Washington. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 27:101 -212
Belongs to Gemmula according to J. W. Durham 1944
See also Hickman 1976 and Hickman 1980
Sister taxa: Gemmula (Coronia), Gemmula (Coroniopsis), Gemmula (Gemmula), Gemmula (Pinguigemmula), Gemmula abacta, Gemmula alazana, Gemmula amica, Gemmula congener, Gemmula crenulata, Gemmula cretacea, Gemmula diabloensis, Gemmula fasteni, Gemmula gajensis, Gemmula guindana, Gemmula hindsiana, Gemmula imitatrix, Gemmula machapoorensis, Gemmula macrobia, Gemmula mekranica, Gemmula mexa, Gemmula monerma, Gemmula plebeia, Gemmula plentopsis, Gemmula rockcreekensis, Gemmula sindiensis, Gemmula tumata, Gemmula vaningeni, Gemmula violeta, Gemmula wattsi, Turris (Gemmula) birmanica, Turris (Gemmula) pakistanica, Turris (Gemmula) soriensis, Turris (Gemmula) thyrsus, Pleurotoma (Hemipleurotoma) juvavica, Pleurotoma (Hemipleurotoma) choptankensis, Hemipleurotoma bhagothorensis, Hemipleurotoma oostinghi, Hemipleurotoma narica, Hemipleurotoma arenosa, Pleurotoma (Hemipleurotoma) calvertensis, Pleurotoma (Hemipleurotoma) yenanensis, Pleurotoma (Hemipleurotoma) humilis, Hemipleurotoma bonneti, Pleurotoma (Hemipleurotoma) kroisbachensis, Pleurotoma (Hemipleurotoma) bellacrenata, Pleurotoma (Hemipleurotoma) iris, Pleurotoma (Hemipleurotoma) singuensis
Type specimen: UCMP 35454. Its type locality is Woodmans Wharf, which is in a Priabonian marine conglomerate in the Quimper Formation of Washington.
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (2: Washington collections)
• Eocene of United States (10: Oregon, Washington)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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