Clavilithes
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| Clavilithes noae (Lamarck, 1803) | |
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| Genus: | Clavilithes |
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| Fusus noae, Lamarck, 1803 | |
Clavilithes is an extinct genus of fossil sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fasciolariidae, the tulip snails and spindle snails.
This genus lived from the Paleocene to Pliocene, in Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, and South America.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Swainson W. J. (1840). Treat. Malacol.: 77 (as Clavilithes p. 304).
- ^ Clavilithes in the Paleobiology Database
Further reading[edit]
- Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward (Page 129)
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