Boreomica

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Boreomica
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Rissoidae
Genus:† Boreomica
Guzhov, 2017
Type species
Boreomica gerasimovi
Faber & Egorov, 2015

Boreomica is an extinct genus of sea snails in the family Rissoidae that lived during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. [1] This genus contains two species B. costaspiralisand B. gerasimovi, both of which are small in size. [2]

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Species

This genus contains two scientifically accepted species: [1]

It also contains the species Boreomica exigua(Gerasimov, 1992), which was renamed to Boreomica gerasimovi and then scientifically accepted. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Boreomica". WoRMS. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  2. ↑ Guzhov, A. V. (2017-12-01). "On new Jurassic Rissooidea and Zygopleuroidea convergently similar to them (Gastropoda: Pectinibranchia)". Paleontological Journal. 51 (13): 1375–1394. doi:10.1134/S0031030117130032. ISSN   1555-6174.
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