Maoritomella moderata

Maoritomella moderata is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.[1]

Maoritomella moderata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Borsoniidae
Genus: Maoritomella
Species:
M. moderata
Binomial name
Maoritomella moderata
(Marwick, 1965)

Distribution

This extinct marine species from the Upper Cenozoic was found in New Zealand

References

  1. Marshall, B. (2015). Maoritomella moderata (Marwick, 1965) †. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831670 on 2016-03-13
  • Marwick, John. Upper Cenozoic Mollusca of Wairoa District, Hawkeś Bay. New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Zealand Geological Survey, 1965.
  • 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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