Turritella cf. T. altilira
Order [unassigned] Caenogastropoda
Family Turritellidae
Turritella cf. T. altilira Conrad, 1857
Stratigraphy: Pinecrest Sand Member of the Tamiami Formation
Family Turritellidae
Turritella cf. T. altilira Conrad, 1857
Stratigraphy: Pinecrest Sand Member of the Tamiami Formation
Location: APAC Quarry, Sarasota County, Florida USA.
Status: Extinct
Notes: T. altilira altilira from the Miocene of Central America is strongly bicarinate while the shell found in the Tamiami is much less so, The Tamiami species is very similar to several different subspecies of T. altilira scattered through the Caribbean.
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Gastropods of the Tamiami Formation
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