Clathromangelia quadrillum
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Clathromangelia quadrillum

Clathromangelia quadrillum is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.

This name has often been misapplied to the Recent Clathromangelia granum (Philippi, 1844)

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Geography

This extinct species was distributed in the Mediterranean Sea, dating from the Miocene. It was also found in strata from the Late Pliocene in Malaga (Spain).

References

1. Clathromangelia quadrillum Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clathromangelia_quadrillum

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