Carinodrillia cymatoides explained

Carinodrillia cymatoides is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.^[1]

J. Gardner was of the opinion that this species was a possible precursor of Compsodrillia eucosmia (W.H. Dall, 1889), a Recent species that she thought belonging to Carinodrillia.

Description

The length of the shell attains 16 mm, its diameter 5.5 mm.

Distribution

This extinct species occurs in Miocene strata of the Alum Bluff Formation, Florida, USA.

External links

• Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base : Carinodrillia cymatoides

Notes and References

1. https://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/0142f/report.pdf Gardner J.A. (1937). The molluscan fauna of the Alum Bluff Group of Florida. Part VI. Pteropoda, Opisthobranchia and Ctenobranchia (in part). United States Geological Survey Professional Paper. 142-F: 251–435, pls 37–48