Gemmula polita

Gemmula polita
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Turridae
Genus:	Gemmula
Species:	G. polita
Binomial name
	Gemmula polita; (P. Marshall, 1919)
Synonyms
	† Turris politusP. Marshall, 1919

Last updated November 17, 2025

Gemmula polita is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.^[1]

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species have been found in New Zealand.

References

1 2 MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Gemmula polita (P. Marshall, 1919) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831497 on 2021-01-25

Marshall, P. (1919). Fauna of the Hampden beds and classification of the Oamaru system. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute. 51: 226–250.
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 eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Gemmula polita (P. Marshall, 1919) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831497 on 2021-01-25

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