Biology:Crassispira lesbarritzensis

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Short description: Extinct species of gastropod

Crassispira lesbarritzensis
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Shells of Crassispira lesbarritzensis (holotype in MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Crassispira
Species:
C. lesbarritzensis
Binomial name
Crassispira lesbarritzensis
Lozouet, 2015

Crassispira lesbarritzensis is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 11 mm.

Distribution

Fossils have been found in Oligocene and lower Miocene strata in Aquitaine, France

References

  1. MolluscaBase (2018). Crassispira lagouardensis Lozouet, 2015 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=867927 on 2018-08-22
  • Lozouet P. (2015). Nouvelles espèces de gastéropodes (Mollusca: Gastropoda) de l'Oligocène et du Miocène inférieur d'Aquitaine (Sud-Ouest de la France). Partie 5. Cossmanniana. 17: 15–84. page(s): 40, pl. 18 figs 9-12

Wikidata ☰ Q56280393 entry