Spirotropis modiolus
Appearance
Spirotropis modiolus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Drilliidae |
Genus: | Spirotropis |
Species: | S. modiolus
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Binomial name | |
Spirotropis modiolus (de Cristofori & Jan, 1832)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Spirotropis modiolus is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1]
Description
[edit]The length of the shell attains 17 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]Fossils were found in Pliocene strata of Italy; age range: 5.332 to 3.6 Ma.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Spirotropis modiolus (de Cristofori & Jan, 1832). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
External links
[edit]- "Spirotropis modiolus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.