Crassispira tyloessa explained

Crassispira tyloessa 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 13.4 mm, its diameter 5.8 mm.

Distribution

Fossils have been found in Miocene strata in Panama; age range: 11.608 to 7.246 Ma.

References

• 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

Notes and References

1. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=164141 Fossilworks: Crassispira tyloessa