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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