Liracraea titirangiensis
Liracraea titirangiensis is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
| Liracraea titirangiensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Liracraea |
| Species: | L. titirangiensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Liracraea titirangiensis J. Marwick, 1928 | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 4.2 mm, its diameter 2 mm.
Distribution
This extinct species is endemic to New Zealand and fossils were found off the Chatham Islands
References
- Marshall, Bruce (2015). "Liracraea titirangiensis Marwick, 1928 †". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- J. Marwick. 1928. The Tertiary Mollusca of the Chatham Islands including a generic revision of the New Zealand Petinidae. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute 58:432–506
- 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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