Acanthodaphne pusula

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

Acanthodaphne pusula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Acanthodaphne
Species:
A. pusula
Binomial name
Acanthodaphne pusula
(C.R. Laws, 1947)
Synonyms
  • Gymnobela pusula (Laws, 1947)
  • Puha pusula C.R. Laws, 1947

Description

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species were found in Early Miocene strata in New Zealand

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References

  1. MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Acanthodaphne pusula (Laws, 1947) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1376977 on 2019-12-30
  • Laws, C.R. (1947) Tertiary Mollusca from Hokianga District, North Auckland. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 76, 537–541.
  • 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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