Crassispira lomata explained

Crassispira lomata 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 14.6mm; its diameter 5.6mm.

Distribution

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

References

• W. P. Woodring. 1928. Miocene Molluscs from Bowden, Jamaica. Part 2: Gastropods and discussion of results . Contributions to the Geology and Palaeontology of the West Indies . Contributions to the Geology and Palaeontology of the West Indies
• A. J. W. Hendy, D. P. Buick, K. V. Bulinski, C. A. Ferguson, and A. I. Miller. 2008. Unpublished census data from Atlantic coastal plain and circum-Caribbean Neogene assemblages and taxonomic opinions.

External links

• Fossilworks : Crassispira lomata

Notes and References

1. http://www.bagniliggia.it/WMSD/HtmSpecies/5346000641.htm Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base: Crassispira lomata