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Mauidrillia browni

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Mauidrillia browni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Horaiclavidae
Genus: Mauidrillia
Species:
M. browni
Binomial name
Mauidrillia browni
Marwick, 1943

Mauidrillia browni is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 7 mm, its diameter 3 mm.

Distribution

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This extinct marine species was found in Tertiary strata of the North Otago, New Zealand.

References

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  1. ^ a b Marshall, B. (2015). Mauidrillia browni. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831561 on 2017-02-08