Liracraea titirangiensis

Liracraea titirangiensis is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]

Liracraea titirangiensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Liracraea
Species:
L. titirangiensis
Binomial name
Liracraea titirangiensis
J. Marwick, 1928

Description

The length of the shell attains 4.2 mm, its diameter 2 mm.

Distribution

This extinct species is endemic to New Zealand and fossils were found off the Chatham Islands

References

  1. Marshall, Bruce (2015). "Liracraea titirangiensis Marwick, 1928 †". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
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