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turrilite Palæont.|ˈtʌrɪlaɪt|
[ad. mod.L. Turrilitēs (Lamarck, 1801), f. L. turris tower + Gr. λίθος stone: see -lite.]
A fossil cephalopod belonging or related to the genus Turrilites, allied to the ammonites, but having a long spiral (turreted) shell, found in the Cretaceous formations.
1828Webster, Turrilite, the fossil remains of a spiral multilocular shell. 1842H. Miller O.R. Sandst. viii. (ed. 2) 187 The..turrilites and sea-urchins of the Cretaceous group. 1850Ansted Elem. Geol., Min. etc., Gloss., Turrilite, an extinct genus of chambered shells, resembling an Ammonite wound into a turbinated form.
Hence turriliticone |tʌrɪˈlɪtɪkəʊn| [cone n.1], a fossil shell resembling and allied to the turrilites, found in the Upper Cretaceous formations (Cent. Dict. Suppl. 1909). |