Turris aequensis explained

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 26 mm.

Distribution

This extinct marine species was found in Miocene strata in Aquitaine, France.

References

• de Grateloup, J. P. S. "Description d'un genre nouveau de coquille, appele Neritopsis." Actes de la Société linnéenne de Bordeaux 5 (1832): 125-131.

Notes and References

1. http://www.fossilshells.nl/taxon_turrinae.html Fossilshells : Turris aequensis