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Turris aequensis

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Turris aequensis
Scientific classification Edit this 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

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The length of the shell attains 26 mm.

Distribution

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This extinct marine species was found in Miocene strata in Aquitaine, France.

References

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  • de Grateloup, J. P. S. "Description d'un genre nouveau de coquille, appele Neritopsis." Actes de la Société linnéenne de Bordeaux 5 (1832): 125-131.