Agladrillia callothyra
Agladrillia callothyra is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1]
| Agladrillia callothyra | |
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| Shell of † Agladrillia callothyra (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Agladrillia |
| Species: | A. callothyra |
| Binomial name | |
| Agladrillia callothyra Woodring, 1928 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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†Agladrillia (Agladrillia) callothyra, W. P. Woodring 1928 | |
It is the type species of the genus Agladrillia.
Description
The height of the shell attains 19.5 mm, its diameter 7.1 mm.
Distribution
This extinct marine species was found in Pliocene strata on Jamaica.
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References
- Bouchet, P. (2016). Agladrillia callothyra. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=871848 on 2016-07-24
- W. P. Woodring. 1928. Miocene Molluscs from Bowden, Jamaica. Part 2: Gastropods and discussion of results . Contributions to the Geology and Palaeontology of the West Indies; Carnegie Institute Washington Publication, 1928
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