Crassispira Hispaniolae

Crassispira hispaniolae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Pseudomelatomidae
Genus:	Crassispira
Species:	C. hispaniolae
Binomial name
	Crassispira hispaniolae; (Maury 1917)
Synonyms
	† Crassispira (Crassispirella) hispaniolae (Maury 1917); † Drillia hispaniolae C.J. Maury, 1917;

Short description: Extinct species of sea snail

Crassispira hispaniolae 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 9.5 mm, its diameter 3.25 mm.

Distribution

Fossils have been found in Pliocene strata of the Dominican Republic: age range: 5.332 to 3.6 Ma

References

↑ Fossilworks: Crassispira hispaniolae

C. J. Maury. 1917. Santo Domingo type sections and fossils. Bulletins of American Paleontology 5(30):1-43

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[1] Fossilworks: Crassispira hispaniolae