Biology:Crassispira lomata
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Short description: Extinct species of gastropod
Crassispira lomata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Pseudomelatomidae |
Genus: | Crassispira |
Species: | C. lomata
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Binomial name | |
Crassispira lomata Woodring 1928
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Synonyms | |
† Crassispira (Crassispira) lomata Woodring 1928 |
Crassispira lomata 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 14.6 mm; its diameter 5.6 mm.
Distribution
Fossils have been found in Pliocene strata of the Bowden Formation of Jamaica; also on Saint Thomas; age range: 3.6 to 2.588 Ma
References
- W. P. Woodring. 1928. Miocene Molluscs from Bowden, Jamaica. Part 2: Gastropods and discussion of results . Contributions to the Geology and Palaeontology of the West Indies . Contributions to the Geology and Palaeontology of the West Indies
- A. J. W. Hendy, D. P. Buick, K. V. Bulinski, C. A. Ferguson, and A. I. Miller. 2008. Unpublished census data from Atlantic coastal plain and circum-Caribbean Neogene assemblages and taxonomic opinions.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q56278629 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crassispira lomata.
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