†Turritella (Torcula) variabilis Conrad 1830 (turret shell)
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Gastropoda - Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Alternative combination: Turritella variabilis
Belongs to Turritella (Torcula) according to J. A. Gardner 1948
See also Martin 1904
Sister taxa: Torcula (Eurytorus), Torcula (Torcula), Torcula acropora, Torcula bayeri, Torcula lindae, Turritella (Torcula) exoletus, Turritella (Torcula) terstriata
Ecology: facultatively mobile semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of United States (4: Florida, South Carolina, Virginia collections)
• Miocene of United States (13: Maryland)
Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence
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