Veruturris tomopleuroides

Veruturris tomopleuroides is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in an unassigned family in the Conoidea. [1]

Veruturris tomopleuroides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: incertae sedis
Genus: Veruturris
Species:
V. tomopleuroides
Binomial name
Veruturris tomopleuroides
(Powell, 1944)
Synonyms
  • Xenuroturris (Veruturris) tomopleuroides Powell, 1944
  • Xenuroturris tomopleuroides Powell, 1944

Distribution

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Fossils of this marine species were found in Tertiary strata in South Australia.

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Veruturris tomopleuroides (Powell, 1944) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1656103 on 2023-09-19
  • 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.