Turris ahmedi

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Turris ahmedi is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.[https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=115201 Fossilworks: Turris ahmedi]

Description

Measurements of the shell: 15.0 x 5.0 mm.

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Distribution

This extinct marine species was found in Eocene strata in Egypt (48.6 to 40.4 Ma).

References

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  • H. L. Abbass. 1967. A monograph on the Egyptian Paleocene and Eocene gastropods. United Arab Republic, Geological Survey-Geological Museum, Palaeontological Series, Monograph (4)1-154

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Category:Gastropods described in 1967

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