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Any fossil ammonite of the genus Turrilites. The shell forms an open spiral with the later whorls separate.

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  1. n. Any fossil ammonite of the genus Turrilites. The shell forms an open spiral with the later whorls separate.
  2. Any fossil ammonite of the genus Turrilites. The shell forms an open spiral with the later whorls separate.
  3. Any fossil ammonite of the genus Turrilites. The shell forms anopen spiral with the later whorls separate.
  4. turrilite (plural turrilites) (paleontology) Any fossil ammonite of the genus †Turrilites. The shell forms an open spiral with the later whorls separate.