Maoritomella torquatella

Maoritomella torquatella is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.[1]

Maoritomella torquatella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Borsoniidae
Genus: Maoritomella
Species:
M. torquatella
Binomial name
Maoritomella torquatella
(Marwick, 1931)

Description

Distribution

This extinct marine species from the Upper Cenozoic was found in New Zealand.

References

  1. Marshall, B. (2015). Maoritomella torquatella (Marwick, 1931) †. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831675 on 2016-03-14
  • 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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