Turris adendanii explained

Turris adendanii is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.^[1]

Description

Measurements of the shell 21.0 x 6.5 mm.

Distribution

This extinct marine species was found in Eocene strata in Egypt (48.6 to 40.4 Ma).

References

• 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

Notes and References

1. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=115199 Fossilworks Turris adendanii