Turricula dentata

Turricula dentata
Shell of † Turricula dentata (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Clavatulidae
Genus: Turricula
Species:
T. dentata
Binomial name
Turricula dentata
(Lamarck, 1804)
Synonyms
  • † Pleurotoma dentata Lamarck, 1804 (original combination)
  • † Surcula dentata (Lamarck, 1804)
  • † Turricula (Crenaturricula) dentata (Lamarck, 1804) superseded combination

Turricula dentata is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae.

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species were found in Eocene strata in Picardie, France

References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Turricula dentata (Lamarck, 1804) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1334729 on 2023-08-12