''Miraclathurella entemma'' 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 Pseudomelatomidae
Pseudomelatomidae is a family of predatory sea snails, marine gastropods included in the superfamily Conoidea (previously Conacea) and part of the Neogastropoda ( Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).
In 1995 Kantor elevated the subfamily Pseudomelatomina ...
, the turrids and allies.
Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base: Miraclathurella entemma
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Description
Distribution
Fossils of this species were found in Miocene strata in the Bowden Formation
The Bowden Formation is a geologic formation in Jamaica. It preserves fossils dating back to the Neogene period.
See also
* List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Jamaica
The Paleobiology Database lists no known fossiliferous stratigrap ...
, Jamaica.
References
*
External links
Fossilworks: ''Euclathurella (Miraclathurella) entemma''
entemma
Gastropods described in 1928
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