Turricula brevicauda

Turricula brevicauda
Shell of † Turricula brevicauda (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Clavatulidae
Genus:	Turricula
Species:	†T. brevicauda
Binomial name
†Turricula brevicauda (Deshayes, 1834)
Synonyms [1]
† Drillia brevicauda(Deshayes, 1834) † Pleurotoma brevicaudaDeshayes, 1834 superseded combination † Turricula (Crenaturricula) brevicauda(Deshayes, 1834) unaccepted > superseded combination

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

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species have been discovered in Eocene strata in Ile-de-France, France.

References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Turricula brevicauda (Deshayes, 1834) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1571676 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.

External links

• Deshayes, G. P. (1824-1837). Description des coquilles fossiles des environs de Paris. Paris, published by the author. Vol 1 (Bivalvia): pp. 1-80, pls 1-11