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Saccharoturris centrodes

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Saccharoturris centrodes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Saccharoturris
Species:
S. centrodes
Binomial name
Saccharoturris centrodes
J. Gardner, 1947

Saccharoturris centrodes is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[2]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 4.8 mm, its diameter 1.6 mm.

Distribution

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This extinct marine species was found in Miocene strata off the Chipola River, Calhoun County, Florida, USA.

References

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  1. ^ WoRMS (2009). Saccharoturris monocingulata (Dall, 1889). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420360 on 24 January 2018
  2. ^ J. Gardner (1947), The Molluscan Fauna of the Alum Bluff group of Florida; United States Department of the Interior; Geological Survey, Professional paper 142
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