Biology:Crassispira brocchii

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Short description: Extinct species of gastropod

Crassispira brocchii
Drillia brocchii 001.jpg
Shells of Crassispira brocchii (specimens at 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. brocchii
Binomial name
Crassispira brocchii
(Bellardi & Michelotti, 1841)
Synonyms
  • Drillia (Crassispira) brocchii Bellardi & Michelotti, 1841

Crassispira brocchii 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 40 mm.

Distribution

Fossils have been found in Pliocene strata of Andalusia, Spain and Southern France

References

  • Cossmann (M.), 1896 Essais de Paléoconchologie comparée (2ème livraison), p. 1-179

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q56282925 entry