| Europrotomus schroeckingeri Temporal range: Middle Miocene | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Strombidae |
| Genus: | † Europrotomus |
| Species: | †E. schroeckingeri |
| Binomial name | |
| †Europrotomus schroeckingeri (Hörnes in Hörnes & Auinger, 1884) | |
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