Aoteadrillia consequens
| Aoteadrillia consequens | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Horaiclavidae |
| Genus: | Aoteadrillia |
| Species: | A. consequens
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| Binomial name | |
| Aoteadrillia consequens (Laws, 1936)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Austrodrillia consequens C.R. Laws, 1936 | |
Aoteadrillia consequens is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae.[1]
Description[edit]
The length of the shell attains 8 mm (estimated), its diameter 3 mm.
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Distribution[edit]
This extinct marine species was endemic to New Zealand and was found in the fossiliferous beds at Kaawa Creek.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Marshall, B. (2015). Aoteadrillia consequens (Laws, 1936) †. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831544 on 2016-12-27
- Laws, Charles Reed. "The Waitotaran Faunule at Kaawa Creek." part 2; Royal Society of New Zealand, 1936
- 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.