Petaloconchus intortus
Petaloconchus intortus is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells.[1]
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| Petaloconchus intortus (Nicosia Formation, Pliocene, Cyptrus) | |
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| Species: | P. intortus |
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| † Petaloconchus intortus (Valenciennes, 1818) | |
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Distribution
Fossils of this species were found in Southern France.
References
- MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Petaloconchus intortus (Lamarck, 1818) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1440565 on 2022-01-01
- Landau B.M., Ceulemans L. & Van Dingenen F. (2018). The upper Miocene gastropods of northwestern France, 2. Caenogastropoda. Cainozoic Research. 18(2): 177–368.
External links
- Lamarck, J.-B., 1818. Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres, présentant les caractères généraux et particuliers de ces animaux..., Tome 5 (1818): 1–612.
- Encyclopedia of Life, Petaloconchus intortus http://eol.org/pages/4878345/names
- Fossilworks, Petaloconchus intortus http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=114784
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