Awheaturris experta
| Awheaturris experta | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Awheaturris |
| Species: | A. experta
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| Binomial name | |
| Awheaturris experta (Laws, 1947)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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† Awateria experta Laws, 1947 † | |
Awheaturris experta is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
Description
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Distribution
[edit]Fossils of this marine species were found in Miocene strata in New Zealand; age range: 11.608 to 5.332 Ma.
References
[edit]- ^ a b MolluscaBase (2019). Awheaturris experta (Laws, 1947) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831549 on 2019-02-16
- Laws, C. R. Tertiary Mollusca from Hokianga District, North Auckland. AU, 1947.
- 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
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