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Turricula dentata

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Turricula dentata
Shell of † Turricula dentata (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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[1]
  • 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  • Turricula (Crenaturricula) dentata (Lamarck, 1804) superseded combination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.[1]

Distribution

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

References

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  1. ^ a b 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
  • Cossmann (M.) & Pissarro (G.), 1913 - Iconographie complète des coquilles fossiles de l'Éocène des environs de Paris, t. 2, p. pl. 46-65
  • Le Renard, J. & Pacaud, J. (1995). Révision des mollusques Paléogènes du Bassin de Paris. II. Liste des références primaires des espèces. Cossmanniana. 3: 65–132.
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