Boreocomitas oregonensis

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Boreocomitas oregonensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Boreocomitas
Species:
B. oregonensis
Binomial name
Boreocomitas oregonensis
(Hickman, 1976)
Synonyms

Comitas (Boreocomitas) oregonensisHickman, 1976 (basionym)

Contents

Boreocomitas oregonensis is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pseudomelatomidae. [1]

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species were found in Oligocene strata in Oregon, USA.

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References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Boreocomitas oregonensis (Hickman, 1976) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1317398 on 2021-03-27