Turricula polycesta

Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Turricula polycesta is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae.[1]

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Turricula polycesta
Shell of † Turricula polycesta (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. polycesta
Binomial name
Turricula polycesta
(Bayan, 1873)
Synonyms[1]
  • Pleurotoma polycesta Bayan, 1873 superseded combination
  • Surcula polycesta (Bayan, 1873)
  • Turricula (Crenaturricula) polycesta (Bayan, 1873) superseded combination
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Distribution

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

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