Compsodrillia torvita is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1]

Compsodrillia torvita
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Compsodrillia
Species:
C. torvita
Binomial name
Compsodrillia torvita
MacNeil, 1960

Description

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The length of the shell attains 38 mm.

Distribution

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Fossils have been found in Miocene strata of the Shimajiri Formation of Okinawa

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