This lovely big fellow is
Tylostoma tumidum, an epifaunal grazing Lower Cretaceous Gastropod from white, micritic, coarsely nodular limestone deposits of the Goodland Formation at White Settlement west of Fort Worth, Texas, USA. (171.6 to 58.7 Ma). The bedding here is massive with some thin clay beds. The macro fossil found here include the ammonite,
Oxytropidoceras acutocarinatum, pelecypods such as
Protocardia, Pinna and
Lima wacoensis along with heart-shaped urchins in abundance and lovely gastropods such as this beauty,
Tylostoma tumidum.
Tylostoma have thick, smooth shells with a moderately elevated spire. Their aperture is ovato-lunate with the lips meeting above at a sharp angle. The outer lip is furnished internally, running the whole length and ending with a thickened edge. This specimen shows the wear and tear of erosion common at the site.
