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Unedogemmula koolhoveni

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Unedogemmula koolhoveni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Turridae
Genus: Unedogemmula
Species:
U. koolhoveni
Binomial name
Unedogemmula koolhoveni
(Oostingh, 1938)
Synonyms[1]

Turris (Gemmula) koolhoveni Oostingh, 1938

Unedogemmula koolhoveni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.[1]

Taxonomy

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The species was transferred to Unedogemmula by Powell (1964). Later it was found alive and transferred to Lophiotoma by Li & Li (2008) who synonymized Unedogemmula with Lophiotoma.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 40.2 mm.

Distribution

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Fossils of this marine species were found in Miocene strata in Okinawa and Pliocene strata on Java, Indonesia.

References

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  1. ^ a b c MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Unedogemmula koolhoveni (Oostingh, 1938). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1320751 on 2023-01-07
  • Oostingh C.H. (1938-1940). Die Mollusken des Pliocäns von Süd-Bantam in Java. De Ingenieur in Nederlandsch Indië, IV. Mijnbouw en Geologie. (Die Mijningenieur). 5(2): 17-33, pls 1-7 [
  • Li B. [Baoquan] & Li X. [Xinzheng]. (2008). Report on the turrid genera Gemmula, Lophiotoma and Ptychosyrinx (Gastropoda: Turridae: Turrinae) from the China seas. Zootaxa. 1778: 1-25.
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