Acrilla constantinensis

Acrilla constantinensis is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Epitoniidae, the wentletraps.[1]

Acrilla constantinensis
Shell of Acrilla constantinensis (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Superfamily: Epitonioidea
Family: Epitoniidae
Genus: Acrilla
Species:
A. constantinensis
Binomial name
Acrilla constantinensis
Cossmann & Pissarro, 1902

Distribution

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Fossils have been found in Eocene strata in Lower Normandy, France.

References

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  • Cossmann (M.) & Pissarro (G.), 1902 Faune éocènique du Cotentin. 3ème article. Bulletin de la Société Géologique de Normandie, t. 21, p. 27-181