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Marshallena curtata

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Marshallena curtata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Marshallenidae
Genus: Marshallena
Species:
M. curtata
Binomial name
Marshallena curtata
(Marwick, 1926)
Synonyms[1]

Turricula curtata Marwick, 1926

Marshallena curtata is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marshallenidae.[1]

Description

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Distribution

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This extinct marine species was found in the middle Tongaporutuan beds of Bell's Creek, New Zealand.

References

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  1. ^ a b Marshall, B. (2015). Marshallena curtata. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831439 on 5 February 2017
  • Marwick, 1926, Trans. N.Z. Inst. 56 p. 325
  • 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.
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