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| A view of a fossil shell of Stellaria testigera | |
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Stellaria testigera, common name finger carrier shell, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Xenophoridae, the carrier shells. [1]
Stellaria testigera profunda is present in the Gulf of Aden and in North East Africa, [2] while Stellaria testigera digitata can be found in Senegal and Western Africa. [3]
Shells of Stellaria testigera profunda can reach a size of 45–80 millimetres (1.8–3.1 in), [2] while in Stellaria testigera digitata they can reach 50–75 millimetres (2.0–3.0 in). [3] These shells are characterized by the expanded peripherical flange, the presence of digitations and the smooth dorsal surface. [4] [5]
Fossils of Stellaria testigera are found in marine strata from the Miocene to Pliocene (age range: from 20.43 to 3.6 million years ago.). Fossils are known from Italy, Denmark and Slovakia. [6] These mollusks lived in the Mediterranean and spread to the Atlantic Africa and the Gulf of Aden. [4] [7]
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