Turritella sp.
Larger image (10 kb)
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.
Back to Fossil home page
Back to Itano family home page
Last modified: August 31, 1997. Send comments to
webmaster@itano.net