Crassispira seiuncta

Crassispira seiuncta is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1]

Crassispira seiuncta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Crassispira
Species:
C. seiuncta
Binomial name
Crassispira seiuncta
(L.M.D. Bellardi, 1877 )
Synonyms

Drillia seiuncta Bellardi, 1877

Description

The length of the shell attains 40 mm.

Distribution

Fossils have been found in Pliocene strata in Piemonte, Italy.

References

  • Bellardi, L. 1877. Molluschi dei terreni terziarii del Piemonte e della Liguria. Parte 11. Gastropoda (Pleurotomidae). Memorie delh Real Accademia delle Scienze di Torino, II ser. 29, 1-364


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