Turricula barreti

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Turricula barreti is an extinct species of sea snail in the Clavatulidae family. It lived during the Eocene period, and fossils have been found in the Île-de-France region of France. The shell reaches about 29 mm in length and 8.5 mm in diameter and has 8–10 whorls. It is elongated and rather swollen, with a long, narrow siphonal canal and a prominent outer lip.

The whorls are separated by a shallow, wide suture. Near the top of the whorls there are two cords, and the early whorls show nodular bumps that fade on the body whorl. The surface bears tight, wavy cords and decurrent cords between the ramp and the lower suture. There are about fifteen main cords, which stop before the end of the siphonal canal. The body whorl is large, with a fairly narrow opening and a long siphonal canal. The sinuses are wide and deep.

Taxonomy and naming: The species was originally named Pleurotoma barreti by de Boury in 1899. It has also been referred to as Turricula (Crenaturricula) barreti, and, as an unnecessary replacement name, Turricula (Crenaturricula) bouryi.

The holotype specimen is housed at the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle (MNHN) in Paris.