Name/Title
Sea Snails (fossils)Entry/Object ID
2011.57.135Description
Crystal System: Hexagonal System
Description: Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Family: Turritellidae
Genus: Turritella
Common Name: Sea Snails
Age: Cretaceous
Location: Unknown
Description: Large slab with multiple fossils in both full forms and in concave impressions.
Physical Characteristics:
Turritella is a genus of medium-sized sea snails with an operculum, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turritellidae. They have tightly coiled shells, whose overall shape is basically that of an elongated cone.The name Turritella comes from the Latin word turritus meaning "turreted" or "towered" and the diminutive suffix -ella.[3]
Family: Turritellidae
Fracture: Conchoidal
Genus: Turritella
Grain Size: Fine
Hardness: 3 Calcite
Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Luster: Vitreous
Class: Gastropoda
Phylum: Mollusca
Rock Origin: Terrestrial
Rock Type: Sedimentary
Streak: whiteCollection
Museum Collection of FossilsAcquisition
Accession
2011.57Source or Donor
Museum Collection of FossilsAcquisition Method
Long-term LoanDimensions
Width
14-1/4 inDepth
2-1/2 inLength
20-1/2 inLocation
Location
Drawer
RightShelf
Back, BackWall
NorthRoom
Delmar Smith HallBuilding
Crater Rock MuseumCategory
PermanentMoved By
Steve MillerDate
August 9, 2011Location
Room
Fossil RoomBuilding
Crater Rock MuseumCategory
Permanent
