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Scrinium callimorphum

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Scrinium callimorphum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mitromorphidae
Genus: Scrinium
Species:
S. callimorphum
Binomial name
Scrinium callimorphum
(Suter, 1917)
Synonyms[1]

Euthria callimorpha Suter, 191 (original combination)

Scrinium callimorphum is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitromorphidae.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 16 mm. S. callimorphum was a carnivorous gastropod that was first recorded in the Eocene period [2]

Distribution

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This extinct marine species is endemic to New Zealand, and the surrounding areas.

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase (2018). Scrinium callimorphum (Suter, 1917) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831656 on 2018-04-20
  2. ^ "Mindat.org". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  • 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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