Turritella (Archimediella) spolongensis Martin 1916 (turret shell)

Gastropoda - Cerithioidea - Turritellidae

Alternative combination: Turritella spolongensis

Belongs to Turritella (Archimediella) according to L. W. van den Hoek Ostende et al. 2002

See also Shuto 1974

Sister taxa: Archimediella (Archimediella), Archimediella (Torculoidella), Archimediella cochlea, Archimediella dirkhartogensis, Archimediella fastigiata, Archimediella maculata, Turritella (Archimediella) erronea

Type specimen: RGM 10916, RGM 47073, a shell

Ecology: facultatively mobile semi-infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Miocene of Indonesia (1 collection), Northern Mariana Islands (3)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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