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Acrilla gallica

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Acrilla gallica
Shells of Acrilla gallica (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Superfamily: Epitonioidea
Family: Epitoniidae
Genus: Acrilla
Species:
A. gallica
Binomial name
Acrilla gallica
de Boury, 1887
Synonyms
  • Amaea (Acrilla) gallica (de Boury, 1887) superseded combination

Acrilla gallica is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Epitoniidae, the wentletraps.[1]

Distribution

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Fossils of this marine species have been found in Eocene (Bartonian) strata in Upper Normandy, France.[2]

References

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  1. ^ WoRMS. "Acrilla gallica de Boury, 1887 †". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Acrilla gallica de Boury, 1887". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 28 September 2024.

Fruther reading

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  • Cossmann (M.) & Pissarro (G.), 1907 - Iconographie complète des coquilles fossiles de l'Éocène des environs de Paris, t. 2, p. pl. 1-9 (
  • Cossmann (M.), 1912 - Essais de Paléoconchologie comparée. livraison 9, p. 1-215
  • Le Renard (J.) & Pacaud (J.-M.), 1995 - Révision des Mollusques paléogènes du Bassin de Paris. 2 - Liste des références primaires des espèces. Cossmanniana, t. 3, vol. 3, p. 65-132