Biology:Protoma

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Short description: Genus of molluscs


Protoma
Temporal range: Oligocene - Recent
Turritellidae - Protoma cathedralis.JPG
Fossil of Protoma cathedralis
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Protominae
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Protoma

Baird, 1870
Synonyms[1]
  • Protoma (Protomella)
  • Protomella Thiele, 1929

Protoma is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turritellidae.[1]

Species

Extant species within the genus Protoma include:

Species brought into synonymy

Extinct species

  • Protoma cathedralis Brongniart 1856
  • Protoma deshayesi d'Archiac 1850
  • Protoma renevieri d'Archiac and Haime 1854
  • Protoma retrodilatatum Vredenburg 1928
  • Protoma rotifera Deshayes 1832
  • Protoma sindiense Vredenburg 1928
  • Protoma subrenevieri Vredenburg 1928

Fossils of sea snails within this genus have been found in sediments of Europe, South Africa , India , and Pakistan from Oligocene to Quaternary (age range: 28.4 to 0.012 million years ago).[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Protoma Baird, 1870. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
  2. Protoma knockeri Baird, 1870. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
  3. Fossilworks

Wikidata ☰ Q7252027 entry