Acrilla essomiensis

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Acrilla essomiensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Superfamily: Epitonioidea
Family: Epitoniidae
Genus: Acrilla
Species:
A. essomiensis
Binomial name
Acrilla essomiensis
de Boury, 1887
Synonyms
  • Amaea (Acrilla) essomiensis(de Boury, 1887) superseded combination

Acrilla essomiensis is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Epitoniidae, the wentletraps. [1]

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Distribution

Fossils of this marine species have been found in Eocene strata in Eure-et-Loir, France.

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References

  1. WoRMS. "Acrilla essomiensisde Boury, 1887 †". World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 14 March 2024.