Awateria defossa

Awateria defossa is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.[1]

Awateria defossa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Borsoniidae
Genus: Awateria
Species:
A. defossa
Binomial name
Awateria defossa
Powell, 1942

Description

Distribution

This extinct marine species is endemic to New Zealand..

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References

  1. Marshall, B. (2015). Awateria defossa Powell, 1942 †. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831583 on 2016-02-11
  • AWB Powell - 1942, The New Zealand Recent and Fossil Mollusca of the Family Turridae: With General Notes on Turrid Nomenclature and Systematics; Unity Press limited, printers
  • 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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