Penion marwicki

Penion marwicki
Temporal range: Early Miocene, 18.7–15.9 Ma
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda

clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda

Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Buccinidae
Genus: Penion
Species: †P. marwicki
Binomial name
†Penion marwicki
(Finlay, 1930)
Synonyms
  • Verconella marwicki Finlay, 1930

Penion marwicki is an extinct species of marine snail or whelk, belonging to the true whelk family Buccinidae.[1][2]

Description

Penion marwicki is a large, extinct species of Penion siphon whelk.[1][2]

Distribution

Fossils of Penion marwicki are found on South Island in New Zealand, and are relatively common at sites in North Otago and South Canterbury.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Beu, A.G. and Maxwell, P.A. 1990. Cenozoic Mollusca of New Zealand. New Zealand Geological Survey Bulletin, 58.
  2. 1 2 WoRMS World Register of Marine Species: Penion marwicki (Finlay, 1930) †
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