Thatcheria waitaraensis

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Thatcheria waitaraensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Thatcheria
Species:
T. waitaraensis
Binomial name
Thatcheria waitaraensis
(Marwick, 1926)
Synonyms [1]
  • Turricula waitaraensisMarwick, 1926
  • Waitara waitaraensis(Marwick, 1926)

Thatcheria waitaraensis is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae. [1]

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Description

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species were found in Upper Miocene strata in New Zealand

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References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Thatcheria waitaraensis (Marwick, 1926) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831744 on 2020-04-07