Turris burroensis

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Turris burroensis is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.[https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=373696 Fossilworks: Turris burroensis]

Description

Measurenements of the shell: 13.5 x 5.8 mm.

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Distribution

Fossils of this marine species were found in Eocene strata in California, USA.

References

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  • Nelson, Richard Newman. A contribution to the paleontology of the Martinez Eocene of California. Vol. 11. University of California Press, 1924.
  • Kooser, Marilyn Ann. Stratigraphy and sedimentology of the San Francisquito Formation, Transverse Ranges, California. University of California, Riverside, 1980.