Maoritomella torquatella

Maoritomella torquatella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Borsoniidae
Genus: Maoritomella
Species:
M. torquatella
Binomial name
Maoritomella torquatella
(Marwick, 1931)

Maoritomella torquatella is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.[1]

Description

Distribution

This extinct marine species from the Upper Cenozoic was found in New Zealand.

References

  1. ^ a b Marshall, B. (2015). Maoritomella torquatella (Marwick, 1931) †. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831675 on 2016-03-14
  • 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.