Pseudocochlespira gramensis

Pseudocochlespira gramensis is a species of extinct sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the genus Pseudocochlespira from the late Miocene.[1]

Pseudocochlespira gramensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Cochlespiridae
Genus: Pseudocochlespira
Species:
P. gramensis
Binomial name
Pseudocochlespira gramensis
(Schnetler & Grant, 2014)

Description edit

A Pseudocochlespira species with a beaded carina situated below mid-whorl. The whorl is made of two fine spirals, with another spiral below the carina.

Etymology edit

The species name gramensis comes from the Gram Formation in Denmark where the only known specimen was found.

References edit

  1. ^ Schnetler, Kai (15 September 2014). "A new Pseudocochlespira species (Gastropoda, Conoidea, Cochlespiridae) from the Gram Clay Formation (late Miocene, Tortonian) of Gram, Denmark". natuurtijdschriften.nl. Retrieved 3 August 2020.

Sources edit

  • Kai Ingemann Schnetler & Andreas Grant, "A new Pseudocochlespira species (Gastropoda, Conoidea, Cochlespiridae) from the Gram Clay Formation (late Miocene, Tortonian) of Gram, Denmark". Cainozoic Research, 14(2), pp. 135–137, December 2014.