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Name:
Common name:
Turritella spec. → Tower shells, Tower snails
Family / Genus / Binom / Author:
Turritellidae → Turritella → Turritella spec. → Lamarck, 1799
Location:
Lessini Mountains, Vicenza, Venetian / Italy
Age:
Tertiary [teo], Eocene / 45 million years
Size of the item:
Width: 9,1 cm
Height: 11,5 cm
Length: 10 cm
Size of the fossil:
Weight:
These fantastic fossil stone snail cores come from 45 million year old Eocene deposits in northern Italy. The stone cores are occasionally supplemented or glued in small parts. Please note the pictures.