Persististrombus coronatus

Persististrombus coronatus is an extinct species of fossil true conch from the Late Miocene to Pliocene (11.6-2.58 million years ago).

Persististrombus coronatus
Temporal range: Tortonian - Piacenzian
A view of the fossil shell of Persististrombus coronatus, Pliocene from Alessandria (Italy)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Strombidae
Genus: Persististrombus
Species:
†P. coronatus
Binomial name
†Persististrombus coronatus
(DeFrance, 1827)
Synonyms
  • Strombus coronatus DeFrance, 1827
  • Strombus costatus
  • Strombus fasciatus (Brocchi, 1814)
  • Strombus italicus (Brocchi, 1825)

Description

Persististrombus coronatus has a shell reaching a length of 100–120 millimetres (3.9–4.7 in), but some specimen may attain sizes up to 155 mm. The large-sized light brown shells are heavy, very thick at the right edge, and show long protuberances. These molluscs were epifaunal omnivore-grazers. They lived in shallow water on sandy seabeds, in warm and tropical seas.

In the Miocene, the species is a West Atlantic element, which later invaded the Mediterranean Region. It disappears from the Mediterranean Sea completely with the onset of the Late Pliocene cooling.

Distribution

During the early Pliocene warming, the species is recorded from Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Syria, Libya, Tunisia, Morocco and the Canary Islands. It is also present in the Miocene of Algeria, Greece, Libya, Romania, Somalia and Austria.

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