Gazameda Iredale 1924 (turret shell)

Gastropoda - Cerithioidea - Turritellidae

Parent taxon: Turritellinae according to G. Rosenberg et al. 2006

See also Allmon 1996, Beu et al. 1990, Sepkoski 2002 and Wilson 1993

Sister taxa: Archimediella, Banzarecolpus, Callostracum, Coeloconica, Colposigma, Colpospira, Hataiella, Idaella, Maoricolpus, Neohaustator, Nipponocolpus, Oligodia, Reymentella, Sechuritella, Spirocolpus, Tachyrhynchus, Torquesia, Tropicolpus, Turritella, Wyatella, Wyattella, Zaria, Zeacolpus, Kamchatkella, Armatus

Subtaxa: Gazameda acricula Gazameda alba Gazameda declivis Gazameda decoramen Gazameda gunnii Gazameda iredalei Gazameda septifraga Gazameda subacricula Gazameda tasmanica

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Ecology: facultatively mobile semi-infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Australia (1 collection)

• Pliocene of Australia (1), South Africa (1)

• Miocene of Australia (12)

• Oligocene of New Zealand (2)

Total: 17 collections including 18 occurrences

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