Conasprella subturrita

Conasprella subturrita is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]

Conasprella subturrita
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conasprella
Species:
C. subturrita
Binomial name
Conasprella subturrita
(d'Orbigny, 1852)
Synonyms[1]
  • † Conus (Conospira) subturritus d'Orbigny, 1852
  • † Conus subturritus d'Orbigny, 1852 (original combination)

It is only known as a fossil.

Distribution

This fossil species is known from the Oligocene in France.

References
  1. MolluscaBase (2018). Conasprella subturrita (d'Orbigny, 1852) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1053613 on 2018-03-27
  • Lozouet P. (2017). Les Conoidea de l'Oligocène supérieur (Chattien) du bassin de l'Adour (Sud-Ouest de la France). Cossmanniana. 19: 3-180


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