Turritella sp.

Gastropod
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Specimen #2
Taxon: Turritella sp.
Locality: Clifton Beach, Charles County, MD
Age: Paleocene
Rock unit: Aquia Formation
Collector: W. Itano

This is the internal mold of a gastropod. It is not possible to identify the species on the basis of an internal mold. It is very likely Turritella mortoni Conrad, which is very common in this formation. The length is 6.4 cm.


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