Turris elsmerensis explained

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

Description

Average measurements of the shell: 29.0 x 11.0 mm.

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species were found in Pliocene strata in California, USA (age range: 5.332 to 3.6 Ma)

References

• W. A. English. 1914. The Fernando Group near Newhall, California. University of California Publications Bulletin of the Department of Geology 8(8):203-218

Notes and References

1. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=414378 Fossilworks: Turris elsmerensis