Acrilla perangusta is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Epitoniidae, the wentletraps.[1]

Acrilla perangusta
Shells of Acrilla perangusta (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Superfamily: Epitonioidea
Family: Epitoniidae
Genus: Acrilla
Species:
A. perangusta
Binomial name
Acrilla perangusta
(de Boury, 1913)
Synonyms
  • † Amaea (Acrilla) perangusta (de Boury, 1913) superseded combination
  • Scalaria (Acrilla) perangusta de Boury, 1913
  • Scalaria angusta Deshayes, 1861 junior homonym
  • Scalaria perangusta de Boury, 1913 superseded combination

Distribution

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Fossils of this marine species have been found in Eocene strata in Yvelines, France.

References

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  1. ^ WoRMS. "Acrilla perangusta (de Boury, 1913) †". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  • Cossmann (M.) & Pissarro (G.), 1911 - Iconographie complète des coquilles fossiles de l'Éocène des environs de Paris, t. 2
  • Le Renard (J.) & Pacaud (J.-M.), 1995 - Révision des Mollusques paléogènes du Bassin de Paris. 2 - Liste des références primaires des espèces. Cossmanniana, t. 3, vol. 3, p. 65-132
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