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Pseudocochlespira gramensis

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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)

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

Description

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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

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

References

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  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

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  • 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.