Turris cleopatrae is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae.[1]
| Turris cleopatrae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Turridae |
| Genus: | Turris |
| Species: | T. cleopatrae
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| Binomial name | |
| Turris cleopatrae Abbass 1967
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Description edit
Measurements of the shell: 10.0 x 4.0 mm.
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Distribution edit
This extinct marine species was found in Eocene strata in Egypt (40.4 to 37.2 Ma).
References edit
- H. L. Abbass. 1967. A monograph on the Egyptian Paleocene and Eocene gastropods. United Arab Republic, Geological Survey-Geological Museum, Palaeontological Series, Monograph (4)1-154
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