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Liracraea opimacosta

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Liracraea opimacosta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Liracraea
Species:
L. opimacosta
Binomial name
Liracraea opimacosta
Richardson, 1997

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

Description

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Distribution

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This extinct species is endemic to New Zealand.

References

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  1. ^ a b Marshall, B. (2015). Liracraea opimacosta Richardson, 1997 †. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831711 on 2017-08-06
  • 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.