Compsodrillia torvita explained

Compsodrillia torvita 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 38 mm.

Distribution

Fossils have been found in Miocene strata of the Shimajiri Formation of Okinawa

External links

• F. Stearns MacNeil, Tertiary and Quaternary Gastropoda of Okinawa, Geological Survey Professional Paper, United States Government Printing Office, Washington 1960
• "Occasional papers of the California Academy of Sciences": Compsodrillia torviar

Notes and References

1. http://www.bagniliggia.it/WMSD/HtmSpecies/6514000104.htm Worldwide Mllusc Species Data Base: Compsodrillia torvita