Biology:Teretia elegantissima

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Short description: Extinct species of gastropod

Teretia elegantissima
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Teretia
Species:
T. elegantissima
Binomial name
Teretia elegantissima
(Foresti, 1868)

Teretia elegantissima is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

Description

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species were found in Pliocene strata off Bologna, Italy

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Teretia elegantissima (Foresti, 1868) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=832488 on 2020-02-26
  • Foresti, L. (1874) Catalogo dei molluschi fossili pliocenici delle colline bolognesi: Mem.Acc. Sc. Ist. Bologna, ser II, 7, 1–99.
  • Brunetti, M.; Vecchi, G. (2003). Sul ritrovamento di Teretia elengatissima (Foresti, 1868) in terreni pliocenici dell'Emilia e della Toscana. Bollettino della Società Paleontologica Italiana. 42: 49-57

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q87740664 entry