Turritellas perexilis 2.JPG
Turritella perexilis Gastropod
SITE LOCATION: Probably James City Formation; found Aurora, North Carolina, USA
TIME PERIOD: Lower Pleistocene (2.588 ± 0.005 and 0.781 ± 0.005 million years ago)
Data: 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.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Sorbeoconcha
Family: Turritellidae
Genus: Turritella
Species: perexilis
Photo Information
- Taken with Canon Canon PowerShot SX120 IS
- Focal Length 11.5 mm
- Exposure Time 1/60
- f Aperture f/3.5
- ISO Speed 80
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