Spirotropis modiolus

Spirotropis modiolus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Clade:Caenogastropoda
Clade:Hypsogastropoda
Clade: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

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

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. 1 2 Spirotropis modiolus (de Cristofori & Jan, 1832).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.


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