Crassispira hispaniolae

Crassispira hispaniolae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Pseudomelatomidae
Genus:	Crassispira
Species:	C. hispaniolae
Binomial name
Crassispira hispaniolae (Maury 1917)
Synonyms
† Crassispira (Crassispirella) hispaniolae (Maury 1917) † Drillia hispaniolae C.J. Maury, 1917

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 9.5 mm, its diameter 3.25 mm.

Distribution

Fossils have been found in Pliocene strata of the Dominican Republic: age range: 5.332 to 3.6 Ma

References

1. Fossilworks: Crassispira hispaniolae

• C. J. Maury. 1917. Santo Domingo type sections and fossils. Bulletins of American Paleontology 5(30):1-43