''Crassispira brocchii'' is an extinct species of

sea snail Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...

, a marine

gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...

mollusk in the family

Pseudomelatomidae Pseudomelatomidae is a family of predatory sea snails, marine gastropods included in the superfamily Conoidea (previously Conacea) and part of the Neogastropoda ( Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). In 1995 Kantor elevated the subfamily Pseudomelatomina ...

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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

External links

MNHN: ''Drillia (Crassispira) brocchii''
brocchii Gastropods described in 1841 {{paleo-gastropod-stub