Acanthodaphne pusula

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Acanthodaphne pusula
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Acanthodaphne
Species:
A. pusula
Binomial name
Acanthodaphne pusula
(C.R. Laws, 1947)
Synonyms
  • Gymnobela pusula(Laws, 1947)
  • Puha pusulaC.R. Laws, 1947

Acanthodaphne pusula is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae. [1]

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Description

This species was first described by Charles Reed Laws in 1947 and named Puha pusula. [2]

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species were found in Early Miocene strata in New Zealand

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References

  1. MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Acanthodaphne pusula (Laws, 1947) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1376977 on 2019-12-30
  2. C R Laws (September 1947). "Tertiary Mollusca from Hokianga District, North Auckland" (PDF). Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand . 76: 537–541. ISSN   1176-6166. Wikidata   Q89182942.