Spirotropis modiolus

Spirotropis modiolus is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1]

Spirotropis modiolus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Spirotropis
Species:
S. modiolus
Binomial name
Spirotropis modiolus
(de Cristofori & Jan, 1832)
Synonyms[1]
  • Pleurotoma carinata Bivona-Bernardi, Ant. in Bivona-Bernardi, And., 1838
  • Spirotropis acutus L.M.D. Bellardi in E. Sismonda, 1842
  • Spirotropis scalaris P. Partsch in J. Von Hauer, 1837

Description

The length of the shell attains 17 mm.

Distribution

Fossils were found in Pliocene strata of Italy; age range: 5.332 to 3.6 Ma.

References
  1. Spirotropis modiolus (de Cristofori & Jan, 1832). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
  • "Spirotropis modiolus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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