Crassispira aster
| Crassispira aster | |
|---|---|
|   | |
| Shells of Crassispira aster (holotype in MNHN, Paris) | |
| Scientific 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 | |
Crassispira aster is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 7.5 mm.
Distribution
Fossils have been found in Oligocene and lower Miocene strata in Aquitaine, France.
References
- ^ MolluscaBase (2018). Crassispira aster Lozouet, 2015 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=867926 on 2018-08-22