Turriscala Explained

Turriscala is an extinct genus of small to medium-sized pelagic or planktonic sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Epitoniidae.^[1]

Species

• † Turriscala cylindrella (Suter, 1917)
• † Turriscala discors (P. A. Maxwell, 1988)
• † Turriscala finlayi P. A. Maxwell, 1992
• † Turriscala germanica Lozouet, 1999
• † Turriscala kaiparaensis Laws, 1939
• † Turriscala powelli Marwick, 1931
• † Turriscala torulosa (Brocchi, 1814)

References

• J. J. Sepkoski. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560
• G. Wienrich. 2001. Die Fauna des marinen Miozäns von Kevelaer (Niederrhein). Gastropoda bis Cancellariidae 3:385-639

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Turriscala de Boury, 1890 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=519361 on 2022-11-19