Crassispira hypermeces

Crassispira hypermeces is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1]

Crassispira hypermeces
Shells of Crassispira hypermeces
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Crassispira
Species:
C. hypermeces
Binomial name
Crassispira hypermeces
(Cossmann, 1889)
Synonyms

Drillia (Crassispira) hypermeces Cossmann, 1889

Description

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The length of the shell attains 10 mm.

Distribution

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Fossils have been found in Eocene strata in the Paris Basin, France.

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