Saccharoturris centrodes

Saccharoturris centrodes is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]

Saccharoturris centrodes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Saccharoturris
Species:
S. centrodes
Binomial name
Saccharoturris centrodes
J. Gardner, 1947

Description

The length of the shell attains 4.8 mm, its diameter 1.6 mm.

Distribution

This extinct marine species was found in Miocene strata off the Chipola River, Calhoun County, Florida, USA.

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References

  1. J. Gardner (1947), The Molluscan Fauna of the Alum Bluff group of Florida; United States Department of the Interior; Geological Survey, Professional paper 142

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