Lone Hunter Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 This is the largest gastropod I've found and with intact aperture to boot. Is it larger version of the smaller ones? Is that a turritella next to it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrmica Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 1, 2, 4, 6, and 7 look to be moon snails, i.e., Naticids. The ribs running in the same direction as the spire of the tall-spired shell in the last photo makes me think that it is not a Turritella. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 I can't give you anything definite but I was thinking the same thing about the large one at the start - 'naticiform' at least. Nice specimen, anyway! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClearLake Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 Have to agree with the others. May want to look at Gyroides as the genus of the large one. The high spired one in its aperture does not look like Turritella, but I do t have a good suggestion for that one based on looking through Akers and Akers, Texas Cretaceous Gastropods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Hunter Posted April 29, 2021 Author Share Posted April 29, 2021 Appreciate the suggestions I will be looking in to both! Sooo much to learn.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 Yep Gyrodes LINK. 1 "A problem solved is a problem caused"--Karl Pilkington "I was dead for millions of years before I was born and it never inconvenienced me a bit." -- Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClearLake Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 Thanks Mike for giving her the correct spelling, my mistake. Here is another link, although be aware there are many more species than the two shown here: Cretaceous Atlas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Hunter Posted April 29, 2021 Author Share Posted April 29, 2021 Yep, Gyrodes Crenata, I think, just wish the other side was up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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