Mauidrillia acuta

Mauidrillia acuta is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae.[1]

Mauidrillia acuta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Horaiclavidae
Genus: Mauidrillia
Species:
M. acuta
Binomial name
Mauidrillia acuta
(Marwick, 1928)
Synonyms[1]

Inquisitor acutus J.Marwick, 1928

Description

The length of the shell attains 12.5 mm, its diameter 4 mm.

Distribution

This extinct marine species was found in Tertiary strata of the Chatham Islands and Pitt Island, New Zealand.

References

  1. Marshall, B. (2015). Mauidrillia acuta. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831559 on 2017-02-07


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