''Buccinaria guacoldae'' 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 ...

.Worldwide Mollusc Species Data base: Buccinaria guacoldae
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Description

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species were found in Miocene strata of

Navidad Formation Navidad Formation ( es, Formación Navidad) is a marine Neogene sedimentary formation located in Central Chile. The formation is known for its diverse and abundant fossil record and is considered the reference unit for the marine Neogene in Chil ...

, Chile.

References

External links

* Nielsen, S.N. (2003) Die marinen Gastropoden (exklusive Heterostropha) aus dem Miozän von Zentralchile. Universität Hamburg guacoldae Gastropods described in 2003 {{paleo-Raphitomidae-stub