Turris garoensis explained

Turris garoensis 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 57 mm.

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species were found in Miocene strata in Assam, India (age range: 23.03 to 15.97 Ma)

References

• P. N. Mukerjee. 1939. Fossil fauna from the Tertiary of Garo Hills, Assam. Palaeontologia Indica 28(1):1-101

Notes and References

1. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=111902Fossilworks: Turris garoensis