Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Clade Hypsogastropoda Scientific name Spirotropis carinata | Phylum Mollusca Clade Caenogastropoda Clade Neogastropoda Rank Species | |
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Spirotropis carinata is a fossil species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.
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Taxonomy
The name Spirotropis carinata has been misapplied to a Recent species from the Atlantic coasts of Europe. The true carinata is a fossil species from the Mediterranean. The valid name for the Recent species is Spirotropis confusa.
Description
The white shell shows whorls slightly excavated above, angulated and carinated on the periphery. The sinus is broad, deep and remarkably distinct, with the upper edge thickened.
Distribution
This fossil species was found in the Mediterranean Sea
References
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