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Gemmula rotata

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Extinct species of gastropod

Gemmula rotata
Shell of Gemmula rotata (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Turridae
Genus: Gemmula
Species: G. rotata
Binomial name
Gemmula rotata
(Brocchi, 1814)
Synonyms
  • † Murex rotatus Brocchi, 1814 (original combination)
  • † Pleurotoma rotata (Brocchi, 1814)

Gemmula rotata is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.

Description

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Distribution

Fossils of this marine species have been found in Pliocene strata in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.

References

  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Gemmula rotata (Brocchi, 1814) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1056882 on 2021-01-25
  • Chirli (C.) & Richard (C.), 2008 Les Mollusques plaisanciens de la Côte d’Azur, p. 1-128
Taxon identifiers
Gemmula rotata


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