Turris gilchristi
Turris gilchristi is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.[1]
| Turris gilchristi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Turridae |
| Genus: | Turris |
| Species: | †T. gilchristi |
| Binomial name | |
| †Turris gilchristi Dey 1961 | |
Description
Distribution
Fossils of this marine species were found in Miocene strata in Kerala, India (age range:23.03 to 15.97 Ma)
References
- A. K. Dey. 1961. The Miocene Mollusca from Quilon, Kerala (India). Palaeontologica Indica 36
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