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)
Distribution 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).Vera-Pelaez, Martinelli, Lozano-Francisco: Turridae (Gastropoda, Prosobranchia) of the Lower Pliocene from Malaga; Iberus : revista de la Sociedad Española de Malacología v.16-17 (1998-1999)
References
Cossmann (M.), 1896 Essais de Paléoconchologie comparée (2ème livraison), p. 1-179
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