Awheaturris experta is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

Awheaturris experta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Awheaturris
Species:
A. experta
Binomial name
Awheaturris experta
(Laws, 1947)
Synonyms[1]

Awateria experta Laws, 1947

Description

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Distribution

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Fossils of this marine species were found in Miocene strata in New Zealand; age range: 11.608 to 5.332 Ma.

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase (2019). Awheaturris experta (Laws, 1947) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831549 on 2019-02-16
  • Laws, C. R. Tertiary Mollusca from Hokianga District, North Auckland. AU, 1947.
  • 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