Turris elsmerensis is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.[1]

Turris elsmerensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Turridae
Genus: Turris
Species:
T. elsmerensis
Binomial name
Turris elsmerensis
English 1914

Description

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Average measurements of the shell: 29.0 x 11.0 mm.

Distribution

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Fossils of this marine species were found in Pliocene strata in California, USA (age range: 5.332 to 3.6 Ma)

References

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  • W. A. English. 1914. The Fernando Group near Newhall, California. University of California Publications Bulletin of the Department of Geology 8(8):203-218