Crassispira promensis explained

Crassispira promensis 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 29.5 mm, its diameter 9.5 mm.

Distribution

Fossils have been found in Miocene strata in Myanmar, age range: 23.03 to 20.43 Ma

References

• Noetling, Fritz. "Fauna of the Miocene beds of Burma." Memoirs of the Geological Survey of India, Palaeontologica Indica, New Series 1 (1901): 25-pls.
• E. Vredenburg. 1921. Results of a revision of some portions of Dr Noetling's second monograph on the Tertiary fauna of Burma. Records of the Geological Survey of India 51:224-302

External links

• Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base: Crassispira promensis

Notes and References

1. https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=113164 Fossilworks: Drillia promensis