Turris elsmerensis
| Turris elsmerensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Turridae |
| Genus: | Turris |
| Species: | †T. elsmerensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Turris elsmerensis English 1914 | |
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