Crassispira promensis
Crassispira promensis is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1]
| Crassispira promensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Pseudomelatomidae |
| Genus: | Crassispira |
| Species: | C. promensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Crassispira promensis (Noetling, 1901) | |
| Synonyms | |
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† Drillia (Crassispira) promensis Noetling 1901 | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 29.5 mm, its diameter 9.5 mm.
Distribution
Fossils have been found in Miocene strata in Myanmar, age range: 23.03 to 20.43 Ma
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References
- Noetling, Fritz. "Fauna of the Miocene beds of Burma." Memoirs of the Geological Survey of India, Palaeontologica Indica, New Series 1 (1901): 25-pls.
- E. Vredenburg. 1921. Results of a revision of some portions of Dr Noetling's second monograph on the Tertiary fauna of Burma. Records of the Geological Survey of India 51:224-302
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