Pleurotomella protocarinata
Pleurotomella protocarinata is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
| Pleurotomella protocarinata | |
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| Whorls of the shell of Pleurotomella protocarinata (holotype in MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Pleurotomella |
| Species: | †P. protocarinata |
| Binomial name | |
| †Pleurotomella protocarinata Lozouet, 2017 | |
Description
Distribution
Fossils of this marine species were found in Oligocene strata in Aquitaine, France.
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References
- MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Pleurotomella protocarinata Lozouet, 2017 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1056622 on 2019-09-13
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