Turris burroensis is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.[1]
| Turris burroensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Turridae |
| Genus: | Turris |
| Species: | T. burroensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Turris burroensis R. N. Nelson 1925
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Description
editMeasurenements of the shell: 13.5 x 5.8 mm.
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Distribution
editFossils of this marine species were found in Eocene strata in California, USA.
References
edit- 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.
External links
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