Crassispira hispaniolae
Crassispira hispaniolae is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1]
| Crassispira hispaniolae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Pseudomelatomidae |
| Genus: | Crassispira |
| Species: | C. hispaniolae |
| Binomial name | |
| Crassispira hispaniolae (Maury 1917) | |
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Description
The length of the shell attains 9.5 mm, its diameter 3.25 mm.
Distribution
Fossils have been found in Pliocene strata of the Dominican Republic: age range: 5.332 to 3.6 Ma
References
- C. J. Maury. 1917. Santo Domingo type sections and fossils. Bulletins of American Paleontology 5(30):1-43
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