Turbo? benbrookensis

Turbo
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Specimen #592
Taxon: Turbo? benbrookensis Stanton
Locality: Killeen, Bell County, TX
Age: Albian Stage, Cretaceous Period
Rock unit: Walnut Formation
Collector: N. Itano

This is the internal mold (steinkern) of a marine snail. The question mark after the genus indicated that there is some uncertainty in the assignment of the genus, since the species is known only from the internal molds. The length is 2.1 cm.


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