Biology:Crassispira ritanida
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Short description: Extinct species of gastropod
Crassispira ritanida | |
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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. ritanida
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Binomial name | |
Crassispira ritanida (W.C. Mansfield, 1925)
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Synonyms | |
† Drillia (Crassispirella) ritanida W.C. Mansfield, 1925 |
Crassispira ritanida 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 8.5 mm, its diameter 4 mm.
Distribution
Fossils have been found in Pliocene strata in Trinidad and Tobago; age range: 5.332 to 3.6 Ma.
References
- W. C. Mansfield. 1925. Miocene gastropods and scaphopods from Trinidad, British West Indies. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 66(22):9116-9125
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q57830930 entry
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