Petaloconchus intortus
| Petaloconchus intortus | |
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| Petaloconchus intortus (Nicosia Formation, Pliocene, Cyptrus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Vermetoidea |
| Family: | Vermetidae |
| Genus: | Petaloconchus |
| Species: | P. intortus |
| Binomial name | |
| Petaloconchus intortus (Lamarck, 1818) | |
Petaloconchus intortus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells.
References
- Lamarck, J.-B., 1818. Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres, présentant les caractères généraux et particuliers de ces animaux..., Tome 5 (1818): 1–612.
External links
- Encyclopedia of Life, Petaloconchus intortus http://eol.org/pages/4878345/names
- Fossilworks, Petaloconchus intortus http://fossilworks.org/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=114784
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