Fossil Information (Phanerozoic Eon)
| ID: | 113 |
| Fossil Type: | Shell |
| Fossil Description: | Turritella vertebroides, or Turritella plebeia (prehistoric snail) |
| Status: | Extinct |
| Relative Size: | Small |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Streptoneura |
| Superorder: | Prosobranchia |
| Order: | Caenogastropoda |
| Suborder: | Neotaenioglossa |
| Family: | Turritellidae |
| Subfamily: | Turritellinae |
| Scientific Name (Genus species): | Turritella vertebroides (Morton, 1834) or Turritella plebeia |
| Era/Period: | Mesozoic/Cretaceous |
| Epoch/Age: | Maastrichtian |
| MYA: | About 72 |
| Discovery Location (Water, Land): | Poricy Brook |
| Discovery Location (City, ST): | Middletown, NJ |
| Discovery Location (County): | Monmouth |
| Deepest Formation: | Navesink |
| Color: | White |
| Dimensions: | 0.35"L |
| Comments: | Very small, commonly found in agate |
| Collector Name: | RLD |
| Image Filename 1: | DSCF3588.jpg |