Veruturris

In the original description, Powell described the genus as below: Members of the genus have a height of between , a tall spire, but only a moderately long canal. This relatively short canal, which is not as truncated as Xenuroturris, is an identifying feature of the genus. ==Taxonomy==

Veruturris was first described by Baden Powell in 1944 as a subgenus of Xenuroturris. Powell named Veruturris quadricarinatus as the type species of Veruturris. ==Distribution==

The earliest known fossils species in the genus date to the Late Eocene, and the majority of known species date to the middle Miocene. Fossils in the genus have been found in South Australia and Victoria, including the Browns Creek Formation and Muddy Creek Formation of the Otway Basin, the Gellibrand Formation of the Port Phillip Basin, and the Dry Creek Sands of the St Vincent Basin. ==Species==

Species within the genus Veruturris include: • † Veruturris bisculpta (Powell, 1944) • † Veruturris quadricarinata (Powell, 1944) • † Veruturris subconcava (G. F. Harris, 1897) • † Veruturris tomopleuroides (Powell, 1944) ==Gallery==

Veruturris bisculpta MA71151-a.jpg|Veruturris bisculpta Xenoturris (Veruturris) cochleatus MA71152-a.jpg|Veruturris subconcava Veruturris tomopleuroides MA71154-a.jpg|Veruturris tomopleuroides ==References==