Crassispira aster

Crassispira aster
Shells of Crassispira aster (holotype in MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Pseudomelatomidae
Genus:	Crassispira
Species:	C. aster
Binomial name
Crassispira aster Lozouet, 2015

Crassispira aster 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 7.5 mm.

Distribution

Fossils have been found in Oligocene and lower Miocene strata in Aquitaine, France.

References

1. 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