Acanthodaphne pusula is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

Acanthodaphne pusula
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Acanthodaphne
Species:
A. pusula
Binomial name
Acanthodaphne pusula
(C.R. Laws, 1947)
Synonyms
  • Gymnobela pusula (Laws, 1947)
  • Puha pusula C.R. Laws, 1947

Description

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This species was first described by Charles Reed Laws in 1947 and named Puha pusula.[2]

Distribution

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Fossils of this marine species were found in Early Miocene strata in New Zealand

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Acanthodaphne pusula (Laws, 1947) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1376977 on 2019-12-30
  2. ^ C R Laws (September 1947). "Tertiary Mollusca from Hokianga District, North Auckland" (PDF). Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 76: 537–541. ISSN 1176-6166. Wikidata Q89182942.
  • 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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