Trophonopsis sublamellosa

Trophonopsis sublamellosa is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1] [2]

Trophonopsis sublamellosa
Shell of Trophonopsis sublamellosa (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Pagodulinae
Genus: Trophonopsis
Species:
T. sublamellosa
Binomial name
Trophonopsis sublamellosa
(Deshayes, 1835)
Synonyms
  • Fusus sublamellosus Deshayes, 1834 superseded combination
  • Urosalpinx defossum (Pilkington, 1804)

Description

Distribution

Fossils were found in Eocene strata of Paris Basin, France.

References

  1. [MNHN, Paris: Trophonopsis sublamellosa]
  2. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Trophonopsis sublamellosa (Deshayes, 1835) †. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1571261 on 2023-01-12
  • Cossmann (M.) & Pissarro (G.), 1911 - Iconographie complète des coquilles fossiles de l'Éocène des environs de Paris, t. 2, p. pl. 26-45
  • Le Renard, J. & Pacaud, J. (1995). Révision des mollusques Paléogènes du Bassin de Paris. II. Liste des références primaires des espèces. Cossmanniana. 3: 65-132.


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