Crassispira hypermeces
Crassispira hypermeces is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1]
| Crassispira hypermeces | |
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| Shells of Crassispira hypermeces | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Pseudomelatomidae |
| Genus: | Crassispira |
| Species: | C. hypermeces |
| Binomial name | |
| Crassispira hypermeces (Cossmann, 1889) | |
| Synonyms | |
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† Drillia (Crassispira) hypermeces Cossmann, 1889 | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 10 mm.
Distribution
Fossils have been found in Eocene strata in the Paris Basin, France.
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References
- Cossmann (M.), 1889 Catalogue illustré des coquilles fossiles de l'Éocène des environs de Paris (4ème fascicule). Annales de la Société royale Malacologique de Belgique, t. 24, p. 3-385
- Cossmann (M.) & Pissarro (G.), 1913 Iconographie complète des coquilles fossiles de l'Éocène des environs de Paris, t. 2, p. pl. 46-65
- Le Renard (J.) & Pacaud (J.-M.), 1995 Révision des Mollusques paléogènes du Bassin de Paris. 2 – Liste des références primaires des espèces. Cossmanniana, t. 3, vol. 3, p. 65–132
External links
- MNHN: specimen
- Pacaud J.M. & Le Renard J. (1995). Révision des Mollusques paléogènes du Bassin de Paris. IV- Liste systématique actualisée. Cossmanniana. 3(4): 151–187
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