Peracle charlotteae

Peracle charlotteae is an extinct species of fossil pelagic sea snail, or "sea butterfly", a planktonic marine gastropod mollusk in the family Peraclidae.

Peracle charlotteae
Temporal range: Miocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Euopisthobranchia
clade Thecosomata
Superfamily:
Cymbulioidea
Family:
Peraclidae
Genus:
Peracle
Species:
P. charlotteae
Binomial name
Peracle charlotteae
Janssen & Little, 2010[1]

This species existed in what is now Cyprus during the Miocene period. It was described by Arie W. Janssen and Crispin T. S. Little in 2010.[1]

References
  1. Janssen A. W. & Little C. T. S. (2010). "Holoplanktonic gastropoda (Mollusca) from the Miocene of Cyprus: systematics and biostratigraphy". Palaeontology 53(5): 1111-1145. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4983.2010.00993.x.


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