Crassispira cymation
| Crassispira cymation | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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
[edit]The species dates to the Miocene Epoch but may have lived in other epochs.
Location
[edit]The snail likely lived in the Central American region or greater.
Size
[edit]The length of the shell attains 8 mm, its diameter 3.3 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]Fossils have been found in Miocene strata in modern day Panama; age range: 11.608 to 7.246 Ma.
References
[edit]- ^ Fossilworks: Crassispira cymation
- ^ habitat of sea snail is usually wet and aquatic
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