Rugotyphis francescae is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
| Rugotyphis francescae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Subfamily: | Typhinae |
| Genus: | †Rugotyphis |
| Species: | †R. francescae
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| Binomial name | |
| †Rugotyphis francescae (Finlay, 1924)
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| Synonyms | |
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† Typhis francescae Finlay, 1924 | |
Distribution
editThis species occurs in New Zealand.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b MolluscaBase (2018). Rugotyphis francescae (Finlay, 1924) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=830899 on 2019-01-06
- 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.
External links
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