Turris multigyrata
Turris multigyrata is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.[1]
| Turris multigyrata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Turridae |
| Genus: | Turris |
| Species: | T. multigyrata |
| Binomial name | |
| Turris multigyrata (Cossmann 1906) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pleurotoma multigyrata Cossmann 1906 (original combination) | |
Description
Distribution
Fossils of this marine species were found in Eocene strata in the Paris Basin, France.
References
- Cossmann M. & Pissarro G. (1904-1913). Iconographie complète des coquilles fossiles de l'Eocène des environs de Paris. Tome 1, Pélécypodes: pls 1-16 [September 1904], pls 17-38 [January 1905], pls 39-45 and Table alphabétique des espèces [October 1906]. Tome 2, Scaphopodes, Gastropodes, Brachiopodes, Céphalopodes & Supplément: pls 1-9 [June 1907], pls 10-25 [March 1910], pls 26-45 [March 1911], pls 46-65, Errata, Table alphabétique des espèces and Addenda [October 1913]. Paris.
- H. L. Abbass. 1967. A monograph on the Egyptian Paleocene and Eocene gastropods. United Arab Republic, Geological Survey-Geological Museum, Palaeontological Series, Monograph (4)1-154
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