Crassispira maonisriparum
Crassispira maonisriparum is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1]
| Crassispira maonisriparum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Pseudomelatomidae |
| Genus: | Crassispira |
| Species: | C. maonisriparum |
| Binomial name | |
| Crassispira maonisriparum (Maury 1917) | |
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Description
The length of the shell attains 9.5 mm, its diameter 4 mm.
Distribution
Fossils have been found in Miocene strata of the Dominican Republic and Venezuela: age range: 11.608 to 7.246 Ma.
References
- C. J. Maury. 1917. Santo Domingo type sections and fossils. Bulletins of American Paleontology 5(30):1-43
- M. C. Perrilliat and P. Flores-Guerrero. 2011. Moluscos de la Formación Agueguexquite (Plioceno inferior) de Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, México. Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geológicas 28(3):379-397
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