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Gastropoda: : Rissooidea: Caecidae

Caecum tortile Dall, 1892


Range: 35°N to 33°N; 76°W
Depth: 115 to 115 m
Maximum Reported Size: 6.12  mm

Synonymy

Caecum tortile Dall, 1892
Elephantulum tortile (Dall, 1892) 

Details


Caecum tortile Dall, 1892b, p. 301, pl. 13, fig. 9a
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Newer Miocene, Mrs. Guion's marl-bed, Cape Fear River, North Carolina; Pliocene, Waccamaw beds at Tilly's Lake, South Carolina; 25 miles off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, 63 fms.
Range: 35°N to 33°N; 76°W
Depth: 115 m
Maximum Reported Size: 6.12 mm
Distribution: USA: North Carolina, South Carolina
References: Dall (1892b) DdNEM; Lightfoot (1992a)
Combining Genera:  Elephantulum


Partial List of References

Dall, W. H. 1892. Contributions to the Tertiary fauna of Florida, with especial reference to the Miocene silex-beds of Tampa and the Pliocene beds of the Caloosahatchie River. Part II. Streptodont and other gastropods, concluded Transactions of the Wagner Free Institute of Science of Philadelphia 3 [i-vii], 201-473, 1 fold-out map, pls. 13-22. [Stated date: -- Dec 1892.]

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