''Crommium'' is an extinct genus of

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s in the family

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Species

Species within the genus ''Crommium'' include:Fossilworks
/ref> *† ''Crommium andersoni'' Dickerson, 1914 *† '' Crommium angustatum'' Grateloup, 1828 *† ''Crommium ferrugineum'' (Great.) *† ''Crommium globosa'' Perrilliat ''et al.'', 2006 *† ''Crommium hosgori'' Pacaud, 2016 *† ''Crommium intermedia'' Deshayes, 1832 *† ''Crommium masinguiensis'' Clark and Durham, 1946 *† ''Crommium palmasensis'' Clark and Durham, 1946 *† ''Crommium palmerae'' Clark and Durham, 1946 *† ''Crommium perovatum'' Conrad, 1846 *† ''Crommium pinyonensis'' Dickerson, 1914 *† ''Crommium pseudowillemeti'' Eames, 1952 *† ''Crommium rouaulti'' d'Archiac and Haime, 1854 *† ''Crommium willemettii'' Deshayes, 1825 Fossils of the sea snails within this genus have been found in sediments of Europe, United States,

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, Somalia and Nigeria from Paleocene to Eocene (age range: 61.7 to 23.03 million years ago). Image:Crommium acutum 01.jpg, '' Crommium acutum'' File:Crommium ponderosum 01.jpg, ''

Crommium ponderosum ''Crommium'' is an extinct genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Ampullinidae. Species Species within the genus ''Crommium'' include: *† ''Crommium andersoni'' Dickerson, 1914 *† '' Crommium angustatum'' Grateloup, ...

References

"I molluschi dei terreni terziarii del Piemonte e della Liguria"
Ampullinidae Paleocene first appearances Eocene genus extinctions Prehistoric gastropod genera {{Caenogastropoda-stub