Turricula transversaria

Turricula transversaria is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae.[1]

Turricula transversaria
Shell of † Turricula transversaria (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Clavatulidae
Genus: Turricula
Species:
T. transversaria
Binomial name
Turricula transversaria
(Lamarck, 1804)
Synonyms[1]
  • Pleurotoma transversaria Lamarck, 1804 superseded combination
  • Turricula (Surcula) transversaria tenuistriata Brébion, 1992

Distribution

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Fossils of this marine species were found in Eocene strata in Ile-de-France, France

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Turricula transversaria (Lamarck, 1804) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1571664 on 2023-08-12
  • Le Renard, J. & Pacaud, J. (1995). Révision des mollusques Paléogènes du Bassin de Paris. II. Liste des références primaires des espèces. Cossmanniana. 3: 65–132.
  • Brébion (P.), 1992 - Quelques Cônes et Pleurotomes du Lutétien du Bassin de Paris. Cossmanniana, hors série, vol. 1, p. 1-25
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