Spirotropis modiolus
| Spirotropis modiolus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Spirotropis |
| Species: | S. modiolus
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| Binomial name | |
| Spirotropis modiolus (de Cristofori & Jan, 1832)
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Spirotropis modiolus is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1]
Description[edit]
The length of the shell attains 17 mm.
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Distribution[edit]
Fossils were found in Pliocene strata of Italy; age range: 5.332 to 3.6 Ma.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Spirotropis modiolus (de Cristofori & Jan, 1832). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
External links[edit]
- "Spirotropis modiolus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.