Pleurotomella protocarinata

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

Pleurotomella protocarinata
Whorls of the shell of Pleurotomella protocarinata (holotype in MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Pleurotomella
Species:
P. protocarinata
Binomial name
Pleurotomella protocarinata
Lozouet, 2017

Description

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Distribution

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Fossils of this marine species were found in Oligocene strata in Aquitaine, France.

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Pleurotomella protocarinata Lozouet, 2017 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1056622 on 2019-09-13
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