Scrinium blandiatum

Scrinium blandiatum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Mitromorphidae
Genus:	Scrinium
Species:	S. blandiatum
Binomial name
Scrinium blandiatum (Suter, 1917)
Synonyms [1]
† Mangilia blandiataSuter, 1917 (original combination)

Scrinium blandiatum is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitromorphidae. ^[1]

Description

This species was originally described by Henry Suter in 1917 under the name Mangilia blandiata. The length of the shell varies between 7 mm and 8 mm. It has a strongly concave sutural ramp and broad axial costae. The spiral sculpture is faint and sometimes invisible, threads and grooves mostly visible on the base. ^[2]

Distribution

This extinct marine species is endemic to New Zealand. Fossils have been found in the Waitaki region, specifically in the Otekaike Limestone. These fossils date to the Early Miocene (Waitakian stage). ^[2]

References

1. MolluscaBase (2018). Scrinium blandiatum (Suter, 1917) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831655 on 2018-04-20
2. "A.G. Beu and J.I. Raine (2009). Revised descriptions of New Zealand Cenozoic Mollusca from Beu and Maxwell (1990). GNS Science miscellaneous series no. 27". GNS Science. 1990. Archived from the original on 2 March 2025. Retrieved 2 March 2025.

• Suter, Henry. Descriptions of New Tertiary Mollusca Occurring in New Zealand Part I. 1917.
• 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

External links

• "A.G. Beu and J.I. Raine (2009). Revised descriptions of New Zealand Cenozoic Mollusca from Beu and Maxwell (1990). GNS Science miscellaneous series no. 27."