MolluscaBase name details
Turritella contracta J. De C. Sowerby, 1850 †
1574055 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1574055)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
- Subspecies Turritella contracta altavillensis Cossmann & Pissarro, 1902 † accepted as Haustator altavillensis (Cossmann & Pissarro, 1902) † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Dixon, F. (1850). The Geology and Fossils of the Tertiary and Cretaceous Formations of Sussex. Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, London, xvi + 422 + xvi pp., 4-5 pls., text-figs., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14816813
page(s): 180-181; pl. 6 fig. 19; pl. 7 fig. 42 [details]
page(s): 180-181; pl. 6 fig. 19; pl. 7 fig. 42 [details]
Type locality contained in Great Britain
type locality contained in Great Britain [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Turritella contracta J. De C. Sowerby, 1850 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1574055 on 2025-09-11
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original description
Dixon, F. (1850). The Geology and Fossils of the Tertiary and Cretaceous Formations of Sussex. Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, London, xvi + 422 + xvi pp., 4-5 pls., text-figs., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14816813
page(s): 180-181; pl. 6 fig. 19; pl. 7 fig. 42 [details]
page(s): 180-181; pl. 6 fig. 19; pl. 7 fig. 42 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
