Hauturua
Hauturua is an extinct genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Drilliidae.[1]
| Hauturua | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | †Hauturua Powell, 1942 |
| Type species | |
| Syntomodrillia vivens Powell, 1942 | |
| Species | |
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Distribution
These extinct species were found in Miocene strata of New Zealand, age range: 12.7 to 11.608 Ma.
Species
Species within the genus Hauturua include:
- † Hauturua bijuga (Marwick, 1931)
- † Hauturua exiguescens (Marwick, 1931)
- † Hauturua laevella (Marwick, 1931)
- † Hauturua vellai (Beu, 1970)
References
- Bouchet, P. (2015). Hauturua Powell, 1942. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=578104 on 2016-10-10
- Marwick, John. The Tertiary Mollusca of the Gisborne District. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Geological Survey Branch, 1931.
- Beu, Alan G. "Descriptions of new species and notes on taxonomy of New Zealand Mollusca." Royal Society of New Zealand, 1970.
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