Awheaturris experta

Awheaturris experta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Raphitomidae
Genus:	Awheaturris
Species:	A. experta
Binomial name
	Awheaturris experta; (Laws, 1947)
Synonyms
	† Awateria expertaLaws, 1947 †

Last updated November 19, 2025

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

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species were found in Miocene strata in New Zealand; age range: 11.608 to 5.332 Ma.

References

1 2 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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[WoRMS-1] 1 2 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

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