Gemmula rotata

Gemmula rotata
	Shell of Gemmula rotata (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Turridae
Genus:	Gemmula
Species:	G. rotata
Binomial name
	Gemmula rotata; (Brocchi, 1814)
Synonyms
	† Murex rotatusBrocchi, 1814 (original combination); † Pleurotoma rotata(Brocchi, 1814);

Last updated November 17, 2025

Gemmula rotata 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 Pliocene strata in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.

References

1 2 MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Gemmula rotata (Brocchi, 1814) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1056882 on 2021-01-25

Chirli (C.) & Richard (C.), 2008 Les Mollusques plaisanciens de la Côte d’Azur, p. 1-128

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[WoRMS-1] 1 2 MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Gemmula rotata (Brocchi, 1814) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1056882 on 2021-01-25

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Gemmula rotata

Shell of Gemmula rotata (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Turridae
Genus:	Gemmula
Species:	G. rotata
Binomial name
*Gemmula rotata* (Brocchi, 1814)
Synonyms ^[1]
† Murex rotatusBrocchi, 1814 (original combination) † Pleurotoma rotata(Brocchi, 1814)