turrilite
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin turris (“tower”) + -lite or directly from translingual †Turrilites.
Noun edit
turrilite (plural turrilites)
- (paleontology) Any fossil ammonite of the genus †Turrilites, the shell forming an open spiral with the later whorls separate.
Further reading edit
Turrilites on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Turrilites at Paleobiology Database
