Boreocomitas oregonensis

Boreocomitas oregonensis is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pseudomelatomidae. [1]

Boreocomitas oregonensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Conoidea
Family:
Pseudomelatomidae
Genus:
Boreocomitas
Species:
B. oregonensis
Binomial name
Boreocomitas oregonensis
(Hickman, 1976)
Synonyms

† Comitas (Boreocomitas) oregonensis Hickman, 1976 (basionym)

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species were found in Oligocene strata in Oregon, USA.

References
  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Boreocomitas oregonensis (Hickman, 1976) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1317398 on 2021-03-27


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