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Turritella altilira Conrad, 1857 †
1738917 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1738917)
accepted
Species
Turritella (Archimediella) altilirata Conrad, 1857 † · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Turritella altilirata Conrad, 1857 † · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
- Variety Turritella altilira var. atlanticensis Weisbord, 1929 † accepted as Turritella altilira atlanticensis Weisbord, 1929 † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Variety Turritella altilira var. chiriquiensis Olsson, 1922 † accepted as Turritella altilira chiriquiensis Olsson, 1922 † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Variety Turritella altilira var. costaricensis Olsson, 1922 † accepted as Turritella altilira costaricensis Olsson, 1922 † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Variety Turritella altilira var. culebrina Maury, 1920 † accepted as Turritella altilira culebrina Maury, 1920 † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Variety Turritella altilira var. tornata Guppy, 1866 † accepted as Turritella tornata Guppy, 1866 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subspecies Turritella altilira atlanticensis Weisbord, 1929 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Subspecies Turritella altilira chiriquiensis Olsson, 1922 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Subspecies Turritella altilira costaricensis Olsson, 1922 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Subspecies Turritella altilira culebrina Maury, 1920 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Subspecies Turritella altilira mirandana F. Hodson, 1926 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Subspecies Turritella altilira urumacoensis F. Hodson, 1926 † (uncertain > unassessed)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Conrad, T. A. (1857). Description of the Tertiary fossils collected on the survey. <em>Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean.</em> 6(2): 69-73., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11723184
page(s): 72, pl. 5, fig. 19 [details]
page(s): 72, pl. 5, fig. 19 [details]
Type locality contained in Panama
, Note Gatun
type locality contained in Panama (origin: native) [details]
Type locality Gatun [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Turritella altilira Conrad, 1857 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1738917 on 2025-09-11
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Conrad, T. A. (1857). Description of the Tertiary fossils collected on the survey. <em>Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean.</em> 6(2): 69-73., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11723184
page(s): 72, pl. 5, fig. 19 [details]
additional source Mansfield, W. C. (1925). Miocene gastropods and scaphopods from Trinidad, British West Indies. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 66(2559): 1-65, pls. 1-10., available online at https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/15365/USNMP-66_2559_1925.pdf
page(s): p. 57.; note: As "Turritella species cf. Turritella altilira Conrad (Typical)" [details]
additional source Perrilliat, M. d. C.; Vega, F. J.; Coutiño, M. A. (2010). Miocene mollusks from the Simojovel area in Chiapas, southwestern Mexico. <em>Journal of South American Earth Sciences.</em> 30(2): 111-119., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsames.2010.04.005 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Dall, W. H. (1909). Contributions to the Tertiary Palaeontology of the Pacific coast. The Miocene of Astoria and Coos Bay, Oregon. <em>Professional Papers, United States Geological Survey.</em> 59: 1-278., available online at https://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/0059/report.pdf
page(s): p. 178. [details]
additional source Olsson, A. A. (1922). The Miocene of northern Costa Rica with notes on its general stratigraphic relations. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 9(39): 173-481 [1-309], pls 1-32 [4-35]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46040597
page(s): p. 321-324, pl. 14, figs 6, 7. [details]
additional source Olsson, A. A. (1932). Contributions to the Tertiary paleontology of northern Peru: Part 5, the Peruvian Miocene. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 19(68): 1-272, 24 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32532232
page(s): p. 202-203, pl. 23, figs 3, 4.; note: Refers to Turritella altilira as listed by Grzybowski (1899). [details]
additional 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): 59, pl. 2, fig. 12 [details]
additional source Brown, A. P. & Pilsbry, H. A. (1911). Fauna of the Gatun formation, Isthmus of Panama. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 63: 336-373, pls. 22-29., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1696401
page(s): p. 358-359, pl. 27, figs 2, 3. [details]
page(s): 72, pl. 5, fig. 19 [details]
additional source Mansfield, W. C. (1925). Miocene gastropods and scaphopods from Trinidad, British West Indies. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 66(2559): 1-65, pls. 1-10., available online at https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/15365/USNMP-66_2559_1925.pdf
page(s): p. 57.; note: As "Turritella species cf. Turritella altilira Conrad (Typical)" [details]
additional source Perrilliat, M. d. C.; Vega, F. J.; Coutiño, M. A. (2010). Miocene mollusks from the Simojovel area in Chiapas, southwestern Mexico. <em>Journal of South American Earth Sciences.</em> 30(2): 111-119., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsames.2010.04.005 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Dall, W. H. (1909). Contributions to the Tertiary Palaeontology of the Pacific coast. The Miocene of Astoria and Coos Bay, Oregon. <em>Professional Papers, United States Geological Survey.</em> 59: 1-278., available online at https://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/0059/report.pdf
page(s): p. 178. [details]
additional source Olsson, A. A. (1922). The Miocene of northern Costa Rica with notes on its general stratigraphic relations. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 9(39): 173-481 [1-309], pls 1-32 [4-35]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46040597
page(s): p. 321-324, pl. 14, figs 6, 7. [details]
additional source Olsson, A. A. (1932). Contributions to the Tertiary paleontology of northern Peru: Part 5, the Peruvian Miocene. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 19(68): 1-272, 24 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32532232
page(s): p. 202-203, pl. 23, figs 3, 4.; note: Refers to Turritella altilira as listed by Grzybowski (1899). [details]
additional 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): 59, pl. 2, fig. 12 [details]
additional source Brown, A. P. & Pilsbry, H. A. (1911). Fauna of the Gatun formation, Isthmus of Panama. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 63: 336-373, pls. 22-29., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1696401
page(s): p. 358-359, pl. 27, figs 2, 3. [details]
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Type locality Gatun [details]
