Campanile giganteum
Campanile giganteum Temporal range: Eocene | |
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Shell of Campanile giganteum | |
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(unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda |
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Species: | †C. giganteum |
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†Campanile giganteum (Lamarck, 1804) |
†Campanile giganteum is a species of exceptionally large fossil sea snail, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Campanilidae. This species dates from the Eocene epoch. With a shell length of 40 to 90 cm (16 to 35 in)[1][2] or even more than 120 cm (47 in)[3] this is considered to be one of the largest (lengthwise) species of shelled gastropod that ever lived. It is found mostly in the Paris Basin, France.
References
[edit]- ^ La plage coquillière. La Cave aux Coquillages 33.(0)3.26.58.36.43
- ^ Zuerich, ETH-Bibliothek. "Giant gastropods of the genus Campanile from the Caribbean Eocene". E-Periodica (in German). Archived from the original on 15 June 2022.
- ^ Cerithium giganteum ou Campanile giganteum. Archived copy from 28 July 2016.
External links
[edit]- ZipcodeZoo info at: Campanile giganteum (Archived copy)
- In French, a cave in France with many of these fossils: La plage coquillière (Archived copy)
- A good image of one: Cerithium giganteum ou Campanile giganteum. Archived copy from 28 July 2016.