Pseudexomilus caelatus

Pseudexomilus caelatus is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae.[2]

Pseudexomilus caelatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Horaiclavidae
Genus: Pseudexomilus
Species:
P. caelatus
Binomial name
Pseudexomilus caelatus
A.W.B. Powell, 1944

Description

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The length of the shell attains 11.6 mm, its diameter 3.9 mm.

Distribution

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This extinct marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs in Lower Pliocene strata off Adelaide, Australia.

References

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  1. ^ Pseudexomilus bicarinatus Shuto, 1983. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 April 2010.
  2. ^ Powell, A. W. B. (1944). "The Australian Tertiary Mollusca of the Family Turridae". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 3: 3–68. ISSN 0067-0464. JSTOR 42905993. Wikidata Q58676624.