Gemmula rotata
Gemmula rotata is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.[1]
| Gemmula rotata | |
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| Shell of Gemmula rotata (specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| 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) | |
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Distribution
Fossils of this marine species have been found in Pliocene strata in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
References
- 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
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