Acanthodaphne pusula
Acanthodaphne pusula is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
| Acanthodaphne pusula | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| 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 | |
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Distribution
Fossils of this marine species were found in Early Miocene strata in New Zealand
References
- 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
- Laws, C.R. (1947) Tertiary Mollusca from Hokianga District, North Auckland. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 76, 537–541.
- 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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