Benthomangelia grippi is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]

Benthomangelia grippi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Benthomangelia
Species:
B. grippi
Binomial name
Benthomangelia grippi
(Anderson, 1964)
Synonyms

Microdrillia grippi Anderson, 1964

Description

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Distribution

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This extinct marine species was found in Miocene strata in Germany.

References

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  • Anderson H.J. 1964. Die miocäne Reinbek-Stufe in Nord- und Westdeutschland und ihre MolluskenFauna. Fortschr. Geol. Rheinld. Westf., 14: 31–368, Taf. 1-52, 18 Abb., 3 Tab.
  • H. Moths, F. Albrecht, and G. Stein. 2010. Die molluskenfauna (Hermmorium, Untermiozän) aus der Kiesgrube kirnke bei Werder (Nordwest-Niedersachsen). Palaeofocus 3:1–155
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