Crassispira aster

Extinct species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

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Crassispira aster
Shells of Crassispira aster (holotype in MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Crassispira
Species:
C. aster
Binomial name
Crassispira aster
Lozouet, 2015
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Description

The length of the shell attains 7.5 mm.

Distribution

Fossils have been found in Oligocene and lower Miocene strata in Aquitaine, France.

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