Clathromangelia quadrillum explained

Clathromangelia quadrillum is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.

This name has often been misapplied to the Recent Clathromangelia granum (Philippi, 1844)

Distribution

This extinct species was distributed in the Mediterranean Sea, dating from the Miocene. It was also found in strata from the Late Pliocene in Malaga (Spain).^[1]

References

• Cossmann (M.), 1896 Essais de Paléoconchologie comparée (2ème livraison), p. 1-179

External links

• Bouchet P., Kantor Yu.I., Sysoev A. & Puillandre N. (2011) A new operational classification of the Conoidea. Journal of Molluscan Studies 77: 273-308

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32629298#page/321/mode/1up Vera-Pelaez, Martinelli, Lozano-Francisco: Turridae (Gastropoda, Prosobranchia) of the Lower Pliocene from Malaga; Iberus : revista de la Sociedad Española de Malacología v.16-17 (1998-1999)