Crassispira suffecta
Extinct species of gastropod
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Crassispira suffecta is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1]
| Crassispira suffecta | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Pseudomelatomidae |
| Genus: | Crassispira |
| Species: | C. suffecta |
| Binomial name | |
| Crassispira suffecta (Pezant, 1909) | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 28 mm.
Distribution
Fossils have been found in Eocene strata in the Paris Basin, France.
