Tenaturris guppyi
Tenaturris guppyi is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
| Tenaturris guppyi | |
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| Shell of † Tenaturris guppyi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Tenaturris |
| Species: | T. guppyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Tenaturris guppyi (W.H. Dall 1896 ) | |
| Synonyms | |
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† Cythara guppyi W.H. Dall, 1896 | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 6.7 mm, its diameter 2.8 mm.
Distribution
This extinct marine species can be found in Pliocene strata of the Bowden Formation, Jamaica; age range: 3.6 to 2.588 Ma
References
- Guppy, Robert John Lechmere. Descriptions of Tertiary fossils from the Antillean region. Proceedings of the United States National Museum Vol. 19. 1896
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