Crassispira cymation is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1] Crassispira dates to the Miocene Epoch. The fossil remains of the gastropod were found in rock strata in the coastal areas of modern-day Panama. During the Miocene Epoch, some parts of the Mexican Peninsula were underwater, which would have provided a suitable habitat for Crassispira.[2]
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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: | Pseudomelatomidae |
| Genus: | Crassispira |
| Species: | C. cymation
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| Binomial name | |
| Crassispira cymation W.P. Woodring, 1970
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| Synonyms | |
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† Crassispira (Crassispirella) cymation Woodring 1970 | |
History
editThe species dates to the Miocene Epoch but may have lived in other epochs.
Location
editThe snail likely lived in the Central American region or greater.
Size
editThe length of the shell attains 8 mm, its diameter 3.3 mm.
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Distribution
editFossils have been found in Miocene strata in modern day Panama; age range: 11.608 to 7.246 Ma.
References
edit- ^ Fossilworks: Crassispira cymation
- ^ habitat of sea snail is usually wet and aquatic
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