Maoritomella studiosorum
Maoritomella studiosorum is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.[1]
| Maoritomella studiosorum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Borsoniidae |
| Genus: | Maoritomella |
| Species: | M. studiosorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Maoritomella studiosorum (L. C. King, 1933) | |
Description
Distribution
This extinct marine species from the Upper Cenozoic was found in New Zealand.
References
- Marshall, B. (2015). Maoritomella studiosorum. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831673 on 2016-03-13
- King, L. C. "Tertiary molluscan faunas from the southern Wairarapa." Transactions of the New Zealand Institute. Vol. 63. 1933
- 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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