Turrilites

noun

Tur·​ri·​li·​tes

: a genus of Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopods having a spiral sinistral turreted shell with the later whorls more or less separate

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin turris tower + Greek lithos stone

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