Euryentmema cigclis
Euryentmema cigclis is an extinct species of sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
| Euryentmema cigclis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Euryentmema |
| Species: | E. cigclis |
| Binomial name | |
| Euryentmema cigclis W.P. Woodring, 1928 | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 9.3 mm, its diameter 3.9 mm.
Distribution
This extinct marine species was found in Pliocene strata at the at Bowden Formation, Jamaica; age range: 3.6 to 2.588 Ma
References
- W. P. Woodring. 1928. Miocene Molluscs from Bowden, Jamaica. Part 2: Gastropods and discussion of results . Contributions to the Geology and Palaeontology of the West Indies
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