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Turritella nelsoni Spieker, 1922 †
1712928 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1712928)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
- Variety Turritella nelsoni var. rotundata Grzybowski, 1899 † accepted as Turritella infracarinata Gryzbowski, 1899 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Variety Turritella nelsoni var. trullissatia Spieker, 1922 † accepted as Turritella infracarinata Gryzbowski, 1899 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
(of Turritella suturalis E. T. Nelson, 1870 †) Nelson, E. T. (1870). On the molluscan fauna of the later Tertiary of Peru. <em>Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Science.</em> 2: 186-206, pls 6-7., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7502942
page(s): 188 [details]
page(s): 188 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Turritella nelsoni Spieker, 1922 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1712928 on 2025-09-11
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original description
(of Turritella suturalis E. T. Nelson, 1870 †) Nelson, E. T. (1870). On the molluscan fauna of the later Tertiary of Peru. <em>Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Science.</em> 2: 186-206, pls 6-7., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7502942
page(s): 188 [details]
replacement name source Spieker, E. M. (1922). The paleontology of the Zorritos Formation of the north Peruvian oil fields. <em>The Johns Hopkins University, Studies in Geology.</em> 3: 1-197, pls. 1-10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19066928
page(s): 74, pl. 3, fig. 5-6 [details]
source of synonymy DeVries, T. J. (2007). Cenozoic Turritellidae (Gastropoda) from southern Peru. <em>Journal of Paleontology.</em> 81(2): 331-351., available online at https://doi.org/10.1666/0022-3360(2007)81[331:ctgfsp]2.0.co;2 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 188 [details]
replacement name source Spieker, E. M. (1922). The paleontology of the Zorritos Formation of the north Peruvian oil fields. <em>The Johns Hopkins University, Studies in Geology.</em> 3: 1-197, pls. 1-10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19066928
page(s): 74, pl. 3, fig. 5-6 [details]
source of synonymy DeVries, T. J. (2007). Cenozoic Turritellidae (Gastropoda) from southern Peru. <em>Journal of Paleontology.</em> 81(2): 331-351., available online at https://doi.org/10.1666/0022-3360(2007)81[331:ctgfsp]2.0.co;2 [details] Available for editors
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