Well preserved Turritella gastropod shell fossils on matrix, from France. Approximately 50 million years old. 7cm by 5cm. Agood sample with various shapes and sizes.
These gastropods first evolved in the Cretaceous period, and are related to modern-day snails.
Gastropods are a class of shelled invertebrate mollusks that play an important role in the marine and terrestrial fossil record. Their name comes from the Greek word gastro meaning stomach and the Greek word pod meaning foot.