Cryoturris serta explained

Cryoturris serta is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.^[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 8 mm.

Distribution

This extinct marine species has been found in Pliocene strata of Florida, USA, and in Pliocene strata in Mexico.

References

• de Jong & Coomans, Uitgaven van de Stichting "Natuurwetenschappelijke Studiekring voor Suriname en de Nederlandse Antillen", nrd. 121–122, 1988
• Arthur William Baden Powell, The molluscan families Speightiidae and Turridae: an evaluation of the valid taxa, both recent and fossil, with lists of characteristic species; Auckland Institute and Museum, 1966
• M. C. Perrilliat and P. Flores-Guerrero. 2011. Moluscos de la Formación Agueguexquite (Plioceno inferior) de Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, México. Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geológicas 28(3): 379–397

Notes and References

1. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=248863Fossilworks: Kurtziella (Cryoturris) serta