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Turricula veslensis

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Turricula veslensis
Shell of † Turricula veslensis (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. veslensis
Binomial name
Turricula veslensis
(Cossmann, 1899)
Synonyms[1]
  • Surcula veslensis Cossmann, 1899 superseded combination
  • Turricula (Surcula) veslensis (Cossmann, 1899) superseded combination

Turricula veslensis 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 Paleocene strata in Champagne-Ardenne, France

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Turricula veslensis (Cossmann, 1899) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1571665 on 2023-08-15
  • 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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