Crassispira aster is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1]
| Crassispira aster | |
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| Shells of Crassispira aster (holotype in MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Pseudomelatomidae |
| Genus: | Crassispira |
| Species: | C. aster
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| Binomial name | |
| Crassispira aster Lozouet, 2015
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Description edit
The length of the shell attains 7.5 mm.
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Distribution edit
Fossils have been found in Oligocene and lower Miocene strata in Aquitaine, France.
References edit
- ^ MolluscaBase (2018). Crassispira aster Lozouet, 2015 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=867926 on 2018-08-22
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