Peracle charlotteae
| Peracle charlotteae Temporal range: Miocene | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Cymbulioidea |
| Family: | Peraclidae |
| Genus: | Peracle |
| Species: | P. charlotteae |
| Binomial name | |
| Peracle charlotteae Janssen & Little, 2010[1] | |
Peracle charlotteae is an extinct species of fossil pelagic sea snail, or "sea butterfly", a planktonic marine gastropod mollusk in the family Peraclidae.
This species existed in what is now Cyprus during the Miocene period. It was described by Arie W. Janssen and Crispin T. S. Little in 2010.[1]
References
- 1 2 Janssen A. W. & Little C. T. S. (2010). "Holoplanktonic gastropoda (Mollusca) from the Miocene of Cyprus: systematics and biostratigraphy". Palaeontology 53(5): 1111-1145. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4983.2010.00993.x.
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