Biology:Crassispira obliquata
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Short description: Extinct species of gastropod
Crassispira obliquata | |
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Shells of Crassispira obliquata (specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Pseudomelatomidae |
Genus: | Crassispira |
Species: | C. obliquata
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Binomial name | |
Crassispira obliquata (Cossmann, 1889)
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Synonyms | |
† Drillia obliquata Cossmann, 1889 |
Crassispira obliquata 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 20 mm.
Distribution
Fossils have been found in Eocene strata in the Paris Basin, France.
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
Wikidata ☰ Q56280313 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crassispira obliquata.
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