Turricula veslensis

Turricula veslensis
Shell of † Turricula veslensis (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. veslensis
Binomial name
Turricula veslensis
(Cossmann, 1899)
Synonyms
  • † Surcula veslensis Cossmann, 1899 superseded combination
  • † Turricula (Surcula) veslensis (Cossmann, 1899) superseded combination

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

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species were found in Paleocene strata in Champagne-Ardenne, France

References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Turricula veslensis (Cossmann, 1899) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1571665 on 2023-08-15