†Campanile giganteum is a species of exceptionally large fossil sea snail, marinegastropodmollusks 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.
campanile, giganteum, species, exceptionally, large, fossil, snail, marine, gastropod, mollusks, family, campanilidae, this, species, dates, from, eocene, epoch, with, shell, length, even, more, than, this, considered, largest, lengthwise, species, shelled, ga. 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 Campanile giganteumTemporal range EoceneShell of Campanile giganteumScientific classificationKingdom AnimaliaPhylum MolluscaClass Gastropoda unranked clade CaenogastropodaSuperfamily CampaniloideaFamily CampanilidaeGenus CampanileSpecies C giganteumBinomial name Campanile giganteum Lamarck 1804 References edit La plage coquilliere 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 editZipcodeZoo info at Campanile giganteum Archived copy In French a cave in France with many of these fossils La plage coquilliere Archived copy A good image of one Cerithium giganteum ou Campanile giganteum Archived copy from 28 July 2016 nbsp This prehistoric gastropod article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Campanile giganteum amp oldid 1148217629, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
