Crassispira cymation
| Crassispira cymation | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Pseudomelatomidae |
| Genus: | Crassispira |
| Species: | C. cymation
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| Binomial name | |
| Crassispira cymation W.P. Woodring, 1970
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| Synonyms | |
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† Crassispira (Crassispirella) cymation Woodring 1970 | |
Crassispira cymation is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1] Crassispira dates to the Miocene Epoch. The fossil remains of the gastropod were found in rock strata in the coastal areas of modern-day Panama. During the Miocene Epoch, some parts of the Mexican Peninsula were underwater, which would have provided a suitable habitat for Crassispira.[2]
History
The species dates to the Miocene Epoch but may have lived in other epochs.
Location
The snail likely lived in the Central America region or greater.
Size
The length of the shell attains 8 mm, its diameter 3.3 mm.
Distribution
Fossils have been found in Miocene strata in modern day Panama; age range: 11.608 to 7.246 Ma.
References
- ^ Fossilworks: Crassispira cymation
- ^ habitat of sea snail is usually wet and aquatic