Crassispira aegis explained

Crassispira aegis 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 45.8 mm; its diameter 13.6 mm.

Distribution

Fossils have been found in Pliocene strata of the Bowden Formation of Jamaica; also on Saint Thomas; age range: 3.6 to 2.588 Ma

References

• * Woodring . W.P. . Miocene mollusks from Bowden, Jamaica. 2. Gastropods and discussion of results. . Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication . 1928 . 385 . VII . 158 . 2024-06-26.
• W. P. Woodring. 1970. Geology and paleontology of canal zone and adjoining parts of Panama: Description of Tertiary mollusks (gastropods: Eulimidae, Marginellidae to Helminthoglyptidae). United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 306(D):299–452

External links

• Fossilworks : Crassispira aegis

Notes and References

1. http://www.bagniliggia.it/WMSD/HtmSpecies/5346000639.htm Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base: Crassispira aegis