Turritella (Gastropod)

Object/Artifact

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Crater Rock Museum

Turritella Fossil

Turritella Fossil

Name/Title

Turritella (Gastropod)

Entry/Object ID

LN2009.3.27

Description

Numerous specimens of the gastropod genus Turritella, in a dark grey marine mudstone matrix. Some scattered, unidentified bivalve fossils, and fossil fragments, are also present. Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Subclass: Caenogastropoda Clade: Sorbeoconcha Superfamily: Cerithioidea Family: Turritellidae Genus: Turritella

Collection

Dan & Carole Nielson Fossil Collection

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

From the private collection of Dan & Carole Nielson

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

5.25 x 4 x 1.75. Specific dimensions and units not given. Assumed length x width x depth, in inches, for the entire specimen including matrix.

Location

Location

Room

Delmar Smith Hall

Building

Crater Rock Museum

Category

Permanent