Mauidrillia cinctuta

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

Mauidrillia cinctuta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Horaiclavidae
Genus: Mauidrillia
Species:
M. cinctuta
Binomial name
Mauidrillia cinctuta
(Marwick, 1929)
Synonyms[1]

Austrodrillia cinctuta Marwick, 1929

Description

The length of the shell attains 7 mm, its diameter 3 mm.

Distribution

This extinct marine species was found in Tertiary strata of the Chatton shellbed, New Zealand.

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References

  1. Marshall, B. (2015). Mauidrillia cinctuta. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831562 on 2017-02-08
  • 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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