Turricula polycesta

Turricula polycesta is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae.[1]

Turricula polycesta
Shell of † Turricula polycesta (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Clavatulidae
Genus: Turricula
Species:
T. polycesta
Binomial name
Turricula polycesta
(Bayan, 1873)
Synonyms[1]
  • † Pleurotoma polycesta Bayan, 1873 superseded combination
  • Surcula polycesta (Bayan, 1873)
  • † Turricula (Crenaturricula) polycesta (Bayan, 1873) superseded combination

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species were found in Eocene strata in Picardy, France

References
  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Turricula polycesta (Bayan, 1873) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1571675 on 2023-08-12
  • Cossmann (M.) & Pissarro (G.), 1913 - Iconographie complète des coquilles fossiles de l'Éocène des environs de Paris, t. 2, p. pl. 46-65
  • Le Renard, J. & Pacaud, J. (1995). Révision des mollusques Paléogènes du Bassin de Paris. II. Liste des références primaires des espèces. Cossmanniana. 3: 65–132.
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