Awheaturris quisquilia
Awheaturris quisquilia is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
| Awheaturris quisquilia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Awheaturris |
| Species: | A. quisquilia |
| Binomial name | |
| Awheaturris quisquilia (R.A. Philippi, 1887) | |
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Description
Distribution
Fossils of this marine species were found in Miocene strata in Central Chile.
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gollark: I can see you've put lots of thought into dealing with Momin.
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gollark: We'll need an excuse to obtain their faces.
gollark: Hmm, actually, issue: Momin is, I believe, capable of turning around.
References
- Philippi, Rodolfo Amando. Los fósiles terciarios i cuartarios de Chile. Del Gobierno de Chile, 1887.
- Philippi, R.A., 1887, Die tertiären und quartären Versteinerungen Chiles: F.A. Brockhaus, Leipzig, 266 p
- Shuto, T. (1992) Affinity of the Late Miocene turrid fauna of Chile. Reports of Andean Studies, Shizuhoka University,
Special Vol. 4, 21–31
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