Saccharoturris centrodes
Saccharoturris centrodes is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
| Saccharoturris centrodes | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Saccharoturris |
| Species: | S. centrodes |
| Binomial name | |
| Saccharoturris centrodes J. Gardner, 1947 | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 4.8 mm, its diameter 1.6 mm.
Distribution
This extinct marine species was found in Miocene strata off the Chipola River, Calhoun County, Florida, USA.
References
- J. Gardner (1947), The Molluscan Fauna of the Alum Bluff group of Florida; United States Department of the Interior; Geological Survey, Professional paper 142
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