Miraclathurella darwini
| Miraclathurella darwini | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Pseudomelatomidae |
| Genus: | Miraclathurella |
| Species: | M. darwini
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| Binomial name | |
| Miraclathurella darwini (Philippi, 1887)
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| Synonyms | |
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† Pleurotoma darwini Philippi, 1887 | |
Miraclathurella darwini is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1]
Description[]
The length of the shell is 22 mm.
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Distribution[]
Fossils of this species were found in Miocene strata in Chile.
References[]
- Philippi, Rodolfo Amando. Die tertiären und quartären Versteinerungen Chiles. FA Brockhaus, 1887 p. 266
- Shuto,T. (1992): Affinity of the Late Miocene turrid fauna of Chile . Reports of Andean Studies, Shizuhoka University, Special Vol. 4 p. 21-31
- Nielsen,S.N. (2003): Die marinen Gastropoden (exklusive Heterostropha) aus dem Miozän von Zentralchile. p. 229
External links[]
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