Gemmula polita
Extinct species of gastropod
Gemmula polita | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Turridae |
Genus: | Gemmula |
Species: | G. polita |
Binomial name | |
Gemmula polita (P. Marshall, 1919) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
† Turris politus P. Marshall, 1919 |
Gemmula polita is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.[1]
Description
Distribution
Fossils of this marine species have been found in New Zealand.
References
- ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Gemmula polita (P. Marshall, 1919) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831497 on 2021-01-25
- Marshall, P. (1919). Fauna of the Hampden beds and classification of the Oamaru system. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute. 51: 226–250.
- 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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