Compsodrillia torvita is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1]
| Compsodrillia torvita | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Pseudomelatomidae |
| Genus: | Compsodrillia |
| Species: | C. torvita
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| Binomial name | |
| Compsodrillia torvita MacNeil, 1960
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Description edit
The length of the shell attains 38 mm.
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Distribution edit
Fossils have been found in Miocene strata of the Shimajiri Formation of Okinawa
References edit
External links edit
- F. Stearns MacNeil, Tertiary and Quaternary Gastropoda of Okinawa, Geological Survey Professional Paper, United States Government Printing Office, Washington 1960
- "Occasional papers of the California Academy of Sciences": Compsodrillia torviar
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