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Turrilites
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Cephalopoda
Order:
Ammonitida
Superfamily:
Turrilitaceae
Family:
Turrilitidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Turrilites LAMARCK, 1801, p. 102
Type Species:
T. costatus, OD
Images
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Fig. 190, 4a-d. *T. costatus, Lower Cenomanian, France, a, b, X 0.75, c, X 0.5, d, enlarged (Orbigny, 1840-1842)."
Synonyms
Euturrilites, Turbinites
Geographic Distribution
Europe, Africa, Oman, India, Japan, USA, Mexico
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Upper Cretaceous (Cenomanian)
Beginning International Stage:
Cenomanian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
100.5
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Upper Cretaceous (Cenomanian)
Ending International Stage:
Cenomanian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
93.9
Description
Apical angle moderately to very acute, tightly coiled, whorl section flattened or angular, ribs simple or depressed in the middle or with 2 to 4 bullate or spinate tubercles. Derived from Mariella.
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Cephalopoda
Order:
Ammonitida
Superfamily:
Turrilitaceae
Family:
Turrilitidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Turrilites LAMARCK, 1801, p. 102
Type Species:
T. costatus, OD
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 190, 4a-d. *T. costatus, Lower Cenomanian, France, a, b, X 0.75, c, X 0.5, d, enlarged (Orbigny, 1840-1842)."
Synonyms
Euturrilites, Turbinites
Geographic Distribution
Europe, Africa, Oman, India, Japan, USA, Mexico
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Upper Cretaceous (Cenomanian)
Beginning International Stage:
Cenomanian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
100.5
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Upper Cretaceous (Cenomanian)
Ending International Stage:
Cenomanian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
93.9
Description
Apical angle moderately to very acute, tightly coiled, whorl section flattened or angular, ribs simple or depressed in the middle or with 2 to 4 bullate or spinate tubercles. Derived from Mariella.