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Turrilites
noun
Tur·ri·li·tes
Definition of Turrilites
: a genus of Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopods having a spiral sinistral turreted shell with the later whorls more or less separate
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Origin and Etymology of turrilites
New Latin, from Latin turris tower + Greek lithos stone
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