Crassispira brocchii
Crassispira brocchii is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1]
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| Shells of Crassispira brocchii (specimens at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Pseudomelatomidae |
| Genus: | Crassispira |
| Species: | C. brocchii |
| Binomial name | |
| Crassispira brocchii (Bellardi & Michelotti, 1841) | |
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Description
The length of the shell attains 40 mm.
Distribution
Fossils have been found in Pliocene strata of Andalusia, Spain and Southern France
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References
- Cossmann (M.), 1896 Essais de Paléoconchologie comparée (2ème livraison), p. 1-179
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