Taranis circumflexa

Taranis circumflexa is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

Taranis circumflexa
Temporal range: Early Pliocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Taranis
Species:
T. circumflexa
Binomial name
Taranis circumflexa
(Hornung, 1920)
Synonyms[1]

Pleurotoma circumflexa Hornung, 1920 (original combination)

Distribution

This extinct marine species was found in Lower Pliocene strata of Liguria, Italy.

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Taranis circumflexa (Hornung, 1920) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1358951 on 2020-02-16
  • Sosso M., Dell'Angelo B. & Tavano M.L. (2018). I tipi della collezione Hornung depositati nel Museo Civico di Storia Naturale “G. Doria” di Genova (Mollusca, Gastropoda). Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale “G. Doria”. 111: 325-356


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