Turris garoensis
| Turris garoensis | |
|---|---|
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. garoensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Turris garoensis Mukerjee 1939 | |
Turris garoensis is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.[1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 57 mm.
Distribution
Fossils of this marine species were found in Miocene strata in Assam, India (age range: 23.03 to 15.97 Ma)
References
- P. N. Mukerjee. 1939. Fossil fauna from the Tertiary of Garo Hills, Assam. Palaeontologia Indica 28(1):1-101