Teretia turritelloides

Teretia turritelloides is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.

Description

The shell is turreted: the spire is elevated; the whorls are convex and are multi-carinate. The median keel is more elevated; the canaliculated and smooth posteriorly ; the body whorl is rounded and striate anteriorly. The siphonal canal is short and contorted. The outer lip is wing-shaped, simple, and sharp; a deep fissure.

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species were found in Piedmont, Italy.