Unedogemmula koolhoveni
Unedogemmula koolhoveni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.[1]
| Unedogemmula koolhoveni | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Turridae |
| Genus: | Unedogemmula |
| Species: | U. koolhoveni |
| Binomial name | |
| Unedogemmula koolhoveni (Oostingh, 1938) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Turris (Gemmula) koolhoveni Oostingh, 1938 | |
Taxonomy
The species was transferred to Unedogemmula by Powell (1964). Later it was found alive and transferred to Lophiotoma by Li & Li (2008) who synonymized Unedogemmula with Lophiotoma.[1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 40.2 mm.
Distribution
Fossils of this marine species were found in Miocene strata in Okinawa and Pliocene strata on Java, Indonesia.
References
- MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Unedogemmula koolhoveni (Oostingh, 1938). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1320751 on 2023-01-07
- Oostingh C.H. (1938-1940). Die Mollusken des Pliocäns von Süd-Bantam in Java. De Ingenieur in Nederlandsch Indië, IV. Mijnbouw en Geologie. (Die Mijningenieur). 5(2): 17-33, pls 1-7 [
- Li B. [Baoquan] & Li X. [Xinzheng]. (2008). Report on the turrid genera Gemmula, Lophiotoma and Ptychosyrinx (Gastropoda: Turridae: Turrinae) from the China seas. Zootaxa. 1778: 1-25.
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