| Turris aequensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Turridae |
| Genus: | Turris |
| Species: | T. aequensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Turris aequensis (Grateloup, 1832) | |
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 societe Iinneenne de Bordeaus 5 (1832): 125-131.
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