Crassispira conica

Crassispira conica is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1] The length of the shell attains 48 mm. Fossils have been found in Miocene strata in Colombia and Venezuela; age range: 15.97 to 13.65 Ma.

Crassispira conica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Crassispira
Species:
C. conica
Binomial name
Crassispira conica
Jung, 1965

References

  • D. J. Thomas. 1972. The Tertiary geology and systematic paleontology (phylum Mollusca) of the Guajira Peninsula, Colombia, South America. PhD dissertation. State University of New York at Binghamton 1-138


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