Maoridaphne clifdenica

Maoridaphne clifdenica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: †Maoridaphne
Species:
†M. clifdenica
Binomial name
†Maoridaphne clifdenica
(Laws, 1939)
Synonyms[1]

† Daphnella clifdenica Laws, 1939 (original combination)

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

Description

Distribution

Fossils of this species were found in New Zealand

References

  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Maoridaphne clifdenica (Laws, 1939) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831730 on 2019-07-26
  • C. R. Laws. 1939. The molluscan faunule at Pakaurangi Point, Kaipara - No. 1. Transactions and Proceedings of the royal Society of New Zealand 68(4):466-503
  • Maxwell, P.A. (2009). Cenozoic Mollusca. pp 232–254 in Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch.


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