Turris higoensis
Turris higoensis is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.[1]
| Turris higoensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Turridae |
| Genus: | Turris |
| Species: | †T. higoensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Turris higoensis Nagao 1928 | |
Description
Distribution
Fossils of this marine species were found in Paleogene strata in Kyushy, Japan (age range:48.6 to 40.4 Maa)
References
- T. Nagao. 1928. Palaeogene fossils of the Island of Kyushu, Japan Part I. Science Reports of the Tohoku Imperial University 9(3):97-128
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