†Crassimurex calcitrapa Lamarck 1803 (murex snail)
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Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Alternative combination: Murex calcitrapa
Full reference: J. B. Lamarck. 1803. Suite des mémoires sur les fossiles des environs de Paris. Annales du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle 2:217-227
Belongs to Crassimurex according to D. Merle and J. M. Pacaud 2002
See also Lamarck 1803
Sister taxa: Crassimurex akoi, Crassimurex crispus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Grignon (Lamarck collection), which is in a Lutetian open shallow subtidal sandstone/sandstone in France
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of France (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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