Gemmula kaiparaensis

Gemmula kaiparaensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Turridae
Genus: Gemmula
Species:
G. kaiparaensis
Binomial name
Gemmula kaiparaensis
(P. Marshall, 1918)
Synonyms[1]

Turris kaiparaensis P. Marshall, 1918

Gemmula kaiparaensis is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.[1]

Description

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Distribution

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Fossils of this marine species have been found in New Zealand.

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Gemmula kaiparaensis (P. Marshall, 1918) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831490 on 2021-01-25
  • Marshall, P. (1918). The Tertiary molluscan fauna of Pakaurangi Point, Kaipara Harbour. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute. 50: 263-278
  • 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