Compsodrillia drewi

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Compsodrillia drewi is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[http://www.bagniliggia.it/WMSD/HtmSpecies/6480000037.htm Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base: Compsodrillia drewi]

Description

The length of the shell attains 10 mm.

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Distribution

Fossils have been found in Pliocene strata of North Carolina, USA.

References

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  • J.A. Gardner. 1948. Mollusca from the Miocene and Lower Pliocene of Virginia and North Carolina: Part 2. Scaphopoda and Gastropoda. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 199(B):179-310

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Category:Gastropods described in 1948

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