Compsodrillia torvita
Compsodrillia torvita is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1]
| Compsodrillia torvita | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Pseudomelatomidae |
| Genus: | Compsodrillia |
| Species: | C. torvita |
| Binomial name | |
| Compsodrillia torvita MacNeil, 1960 | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 38 mm.
Distribution
Fossils have been found in Miocene strata of the Shimajiri Formation of Okinawa
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External links
- F. Stearns MacNeil, Tertiary and Quaternary Gastropoda of Okinawa, Geological Survey Professional Paper, United States Government Printing Office, Washington 1960
- "Occasional papers of the California Academy of Sciences": Compsodrillia torviar
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