''Acanthodaphne pusula'' is an extinct species of

sea snail Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...

, a marine

gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...

mollusk in the family

Raphitomidae Raphitomidae is a family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.) (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families". ''Malacologia'' 47(1-2). . 39 ...

.MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Acanthodaphne pusula (Laws, 1947) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1376977 on 2019-12-30

Description

This species was first described by Charles Reed Laws in 1947 and named ''Puha pusula''.

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species were found in Early Miocene strata in New Zealand

References

* 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

External links

Bonfitto A. & Morassi M. (2006). A new genus of Indo-West Pacific Turridae (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia). The Veliger. 48(3): 136-142

pusula ''Pusula'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias. Species Species within the genus ''Pusula'' include: * † '' Pusula alienigena'' Schilder, 1928 * '' Pusula besse ...

Gastropods described in 1947 Gastropods of New Zealand {{paleo-Raphitomidae-stub