Petaloconchus intortus is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells.[1]
Petaloconchus intortus | |
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Petaloconchus intortus (Nicosia Formation, Pliocene, Cyptrus) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Vermetidae |
Genus: | Petaloconchus |
Species: | P. intortus
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Binomial name | |
Petaloconchus intortus (Valenciennes, 1818)
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Distribution
editFossils of this species were found in Southern France.
References
edit- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Petaloconchus intortus (Lamarck, 1818) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1440565 on 1 January 2022
- Landau B.M., Ceulemans L. & Van Dingenen F. (2018). The upper Miocene gastropods of northwestern France, 2. Caenogastropoda. Cainozoic Research. 18(2): 177–368.
External links
edit- Lamarck, J.-B., 1818. Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres, présentant les caractères généraux et particuliers de ces animaux..., Tome 5 (1818): 1–612.
- Encyclopedia of Life, Petaloconchus intortus http://eol.org/pages/4878345/names
- Fossilworks, Petaloconchus intortus http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=114784