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Gemmulopsis nigellensis

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Gemmulopsis nigellensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Turridae
Genus: Gemmulopsis
Species:
G. nigellensis
Binomial name
Gemmulopsis nigellensis
Tracey & Craig, 2019

Gemmulopsis nigellensis is an extinct species of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae.[1]

Distribution

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Fossils of this extinct species were found in late Lutetian Eocene strata of the Cotentin, northwest France.

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Gemmulopsis Tracey & Craig, 2019 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1343372 on 2021-03-15
  • Tracey S., Craig B. & Gain O. (2019). Turridae (Gastropoda, Conoidea) from the late Lutetian Eocene of the Cotentin, NW France: endemism through loss of planktotrophy?. Carnets de Voyages Paléontologiques dans le Bassin Anglo-Parisien. 5: 101–140.