Cryoturris serta
Extinct species of gastropod
| Cryoturris serta | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Cryoturris |
| Species: | C. serta |
| Binomial name | |
| Cryoturris serta Fargo, 1953 | |
| Synonyms | |
| Kurtziella (Cryoturris) serta (Fargo 1953) | |
Cryoturris serta is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 8 mm.
Distribution
This extinct marine species has been found in Pliocene strata of Florida, USA, and in Pliocene strata in Mexico.
References
- ^ Kurtziella (Cryoturris) serta
- de Jong & Coomans, Uitgaven van de Stichting "Natuurwetenschappelijke Studiekring voor Suriname en de Nederlandse Antillen", nrd. 121–122, 1988
- Arthur William Baden Powell, The molluscan families Speightiidae and Turridae: an evaluation of the valid taxa, both recent and fossil, with lists of characteristic species; Auckland Institute and Museum, 1966
- M. C. Perrilliat and P. Flores-Guerrero. 2011. Moluscos de la Formación Agueguexquite (Plioceno inferior) de Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, México. Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geológicas 28(3): 379–397
