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Gastropoda: : Cerithioidea: Turritellidae

Turritella paraguanensis Hodson, 1926


Range: 12°N to 10.8°N; 70°W to 63.6°W
Depth: 0 to 33 m
Maximum Reported Size: 101  mm

Synonymy

Turritella paraguanensis Hodson, 1926
Turritella maiquetiana Weisbord, 1962

Details


Turritella paraguanensis Hodson, 1926,
[Basis of the current name]
Range: 12°N to 10.8°N; 70°W to 63.6°W
Depth: 0 to 33 m
Maximum Reported Size: 96 mm
Distribution: Venezuela: Falcon, Sucre, Isla Margarita
References: Petuch (1981a) dNWM; Macsotay & Campos (2001) DSE

Turritella maiquetiana Weisbord, 1962, p. 146-150, pl. 11, figs. 1-16
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Lower mare formation at W-13, on hillside above west bank of Quebrada Mare Abajo, Venezuela
Maximum Reported Size: 101 mm
References: Weisbord (1962) M; Petuch (1981a) s
Comments: Fossil material is frequently dredged on the Margarita Platform, fide Macsotay & Campos (2001).


Partial List of References

Weisbord, N. E. 1962. Late Cenozoic gastropods from northern Venezuela Bulletins of American Paleontology 42(193) 672 pp., 48 pls. [Stated date: 05 Mar 1962.]

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