Marine Species Traits - Turritella abrupta Spieker, 1922 †

Traits name details

Turritella abrupta Spieker, 1922 †

AphiaID

1672564 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1672564)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted name

Caviturritella abrupta (Spieker, 1922) †

Rank

Species

Parent

Turritella Lamarck, 1799

Original name

Turritella robusta var. abrupta Spieker, 1922 †

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

(of ) Spieker, E. M. (1922). The paleontology of the Zorritos Formation of the north Peruvian oil fields. The Johns Hopkins University, Studies in Geology. 3: 1-197, pls. 1-10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19066928
page(s): p. 85-86, pl. 4, fig. 6. [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Turritella abrupta Spieker, 1922 †. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1672564 on 2026-08-06

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Turritella abrupta Spieker, 1922 †. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1672564 on 2026-08-06

Taxonomic edit history

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Vos, Chris

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Sources (7)

original description (of ) Spieker, E. M. (1922). The paleontology of the Zorritos Formation of the north Peruvian oil fields. The Johns Hopkins University, Studies in Geology. 3: 1-197, pls. 1-10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19066928
page(s): p. 85-86, pl. 4, fig. 6. [details]

basis of record Olsson, A. A. (1932). Contributions to the Tertiary paleontology of northern Peru: Part 5, the Peruvian Miocene. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 19(68): 1-272, 24 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32532232
page(s): p. 200-201. [details]

additional source Olsson, A. A. (1964). Neogene mollusks from northwestern Ecuador. Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, New York, 256 pp. + 38 pls.
page(s): p. 190-191, pl. 35, figs 1-1d. [details]

additional source Woodring, W. P. (1970). Geology and Paleontology of Canal Zone and Adjoining Parts of Panama. Description of Tertiary Mollusks (Gastropods: Eulimidae, Marginellidae to Helminthoglyptidae). United States Geological Survey Professional Paper. 306-D: 299-452., available online at https://doi.org/10.3133/pp306d
page(s): p. 430, pl. 63, figs 22, 24. [details] Available for editors

additional source Woodring, W. P. (1957). Geology and Paleontology of Canal Zone and adjoining Parts of Panama. - Geology and Description of Tertiary Mollusks (Gastropods: Trochidae to Turritellidae. Geological Survey Professional Papers. 306: 1-145., available online at https://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/0306a/report.pdf
page(s): p. 106, pl. 23, figs 6, 15, 16. [details]

additional source Loel, W.; Corey, W. H. (1932). The Vaqueros formation, lower Miocene of California I. Paleontology. University of California Publications, Bulletin of the Department of Geological Sciences, 22(3): 31-410, pls. 4-65.
page(s): p. 263, pl. 61, figs 2, 8, 11; pl. 62, figs 2, 3. [details]

additional source Plummer, F. B. (1933). Part 3: Cenozoic systems in Texas. in Sellards; E. H.; Adkins, W. S.; Plummer, F. B. (Eds.) The Geology of Texas, Vol. 1, Stratigraphy. University of Texas Bulletin. 3232, pp. 519-818.
page(s): p. 815, pl. 10, fig. 6.; note: As Turritella cf. abrupta [details] Available for editors