Aoteadrillia consequens

Aoteadrillia consequens is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae.[1]

Aoteadrillia consequens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Horaiclavidae
Genus: Aoteadrillia
Species:
A. consequens
Binomial name
Aoteadrillia consequens
(Laws, 1936)
Synonyms[1]

Austrodrillia consequens C.R. Laws, 1936

Description

The length of the shell attains 8 mm (estimated), its diameter 3 mm.

Distribution

This extinct marine species was endemic to New Zealand and was found in the fossiliferous beds at Kaawa Creek.

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References

  1. Marshall, B. (2015). Aoteadrillia consequens (Laws, 1936) †. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831544 on 2016-12-27


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