Taranis circumflexa

Taranis circumflexa is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

Taranis circumflexa
Temporal range: Early Pliocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Taranis
Species:
T. circumflexa
Binomial name
Taranis circumflexa
(Hornung, 1920)
Synonyms[1]

Pleurotoma circumflexa Hornung, 1920 (original combination)

Description

Distribution

This extinct marine species was found in Lower Pliocene strata of Liguria, Italy.

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References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Taranis circumflexa (Hornung, 1920) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1358951 on 2020-02-16
  • Sosso M., Dell'Angelo B. & Tavano M.L. (2018). I tipi della collezione Hornung depositati nel Museo Civico di Storia Naturale “G. Doria” di Genova (Mollusca, Gastropoda). Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale “G. Doria”. 111: 325-356


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