Crassispira lomata
Extinct species of gastropod
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Crassispira lomata is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1]
| Crassispira lomata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Pseudomelatomidae |
| Genus: | Crassispira |
| Species: | C. lomata |
| Binomial name | |
| Crassispira lomata Woodring 1928 | |
| Synonyms | |
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† Crassispira (Crassispira) lomata Woodring 1928 | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 14.6 mm (0.57 in); its diameter 5.6 mm (0.22 in).
Distribution
Fossils have been found in Pliocene strata of the Bowden Formation of Saint Thomas, Jamaica, in the age range of 3.6 to 2.588 Ma.
