Benthofascis otwayensis
Benthofascis otwayensis is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conorbidae.[1]
| Benthofascis otwayensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conorbidae |
| Genus: | Benthofascis |
| Species: | B. otwayensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Benthofascis otwayensis (Long, 1981) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Conorbis otwayensis Long, 1981 | |
Description
It was originally described as a subspecies of Benthofascis atractoides, but it is wider bodied and its geologic history extends to the Oligocene instead of the Miocene for B. atractoides.
Distribution
This extinct marine species is endemic to Oligocene of Victoria, Australia
gollark: Probably to pointlessly learn OOP!
gollark: ↓
gollark: Apparently Jane Street uses OCaml.
gollark: Or find one of the few companies which are insane and use Haskell and stuff.
gollark: We will program enterprise applications entirely in brain[REDACTED].
References
- Tucker, J. K.; Tenorio, M. J.; Stahlschmidt, P. (2011), "The genus Benthofascis (Gastropoda: Conoidea): A revision with descriptions of new species", Zootaxa, 2796: 1, doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2796.1.1
- Long, D.C. (1981) Late Eocene and early Oligocene Turridae (Gastropoda: Prosobranchiata) of the Brown's Creek and Glen Aire Clays, Victoria, Australia. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, 42, 15–55, pls. 4–7
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.