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Crassispira brocchii

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 40 mm.

Distribution

Fossils have been found in Pliocene strata of Andalusia, Spain and Southern France

References

  • Cossmann (M.), 1896 Essais de Paléoconchologie comparée (2ème livraison), p. 1-179
  • Brunetti, M. & Forli, M. (2021). Some notes on the genus Crassispira Swainson, 1840 (Gastropoda: Pseudomelatomidae) with the description of two new species from the Italian and Spanish Pliocene. Bollettino Malacologico. 57(2): 182-191.

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