Penion marwicki

Penion marwicki; Temporal range: Early Miocene, 18.7–15.9 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda; clade Hypsogastropoda; clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Buccinoidea
Family:	Buccinidae
Genus:	Penion
Species:	†P. marwicki
Binomial name
	†Penion marwicki; (Finlay, 1930)
Synonyms
	Verconella marwicki Finlay, 1930;

Penion marwicki is an extinct species of marine snail or whelk, belonging to the true whelk family Buccinidae.^[1]^[2]

Description

Penion marwicki is a large, extinct species of Penion siphon whelk.^[1]^[2]

Distribution

Fossils of Penion marwicki are found in the South Island of New Zealand, and are relatively common at sites in North Otago and South Canterbury.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Beu, Alan G.; Maxwell, P.A. (1990). Cenozoic Mollusca of New Zealand. New Zealand Geological Survey Bulletin. Vol. 58. Lower Hutt, New Zealand: New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. ISSN 0114-2283.
^ ^a ^b WoRMS World Register of Marine Species: Penion marwicki (Finlay, 1930) †

External links

[Beu_1990-1] Beu, Alan G.; Maxwell, P.A. (1990). Cenozoic Mollusca of New Zealand. New Zealand Geological Survey Bulletin. Vol. 58. Lower Hutt, New Zealand: New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. ISSN 0114-2283.

[Worms-2] WoRMS World Register of Marine Species: Penion marwicki (Finlay, 1930) †

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