Miraclathurella darwini

Miraclathurella darwini is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1]

Miraclathurella darwini
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Miraclathurella
Species:
M. darwini
Binomial name
Miraclathurella darwini
(Philippi, 1887)
Synonyms

Pleurotoma darwini Philippi, 1887

Description

The length of the shell is 22 mm.

Distribution

Fossils of this species were found in Miocene strata in Chile.

References

  • Philippi, Rodolfo Amando. Die tertiären und quartären Versteinerungen Chiles. FA Brockhaus, 1887 p. 266
  • Shuto,T. (1992): Affinity of the Late Miocene turrid fauna of Chile . Reports of Andean Studies, Shizuhoka University, Special Vol. 4 p. 21-31
  • Nielsen,S.N. (2003): Die marinen Gastropoden (exklusive Heterostropha) aus dem Miozän von Zentralchile. p. 229


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