Liracraea titirangiensis

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

Liracraea titirangiensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Liracraea
Species:
L. titirangiensis
Binomial name
Liracraea titirangiensis
J. Marwick, 1928

Description

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The length of the shell attains 4.2 mm (0.17 in), its diameter 2 mm (0.079 in).

Distribution

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This extinct species is endemic to New Zealand and fossils were found off the Chatham Islands

References

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  1. ^ a b Marshall, Bruce (2015). Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O (eds.). "Liracraea titirangiensis Marwick, 1928 †". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 24 February 2020.