Awheaturris echinata
Awheaturris echinata is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
| Awheaturris echinata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Awheaturris |
| Species: | A. echinata |
| Binomial name | |
| Awheaturris echinata Beu, 1970 | |
Description
Distribution
Fossils of this marine species were found in Miocene strata in New Zealand; age range: 11.608 to 5.332 Ma.
References
- MolluscaBase (2019). Awheaturris echinata Beu, 1970 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831548 on 2019-02-16
- Maxwell, P.A. (2009). Cenozoic Mollusca. pp 232–254 in Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch
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