Amblychilepas acra
Appearance
Amblychilepas acra | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Order: | Lepetellida |
Family: | Fissurellidae |
Genus: | Amblychilepas |
Species: | †A. acra
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Binomial name | |
†Amblychilepas acra (Cotton, 1947)
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Synonyms | |
† Sophismalepas acra Cotton, 1947 superseded combination |
Amblychilepas acra is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[1]
Description
[edit]The size of this species varies between 9 mm and 14 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]Fossils of this marine species were found in Pliocene strata in South Australia.
References
[edit]- ^ Amblychilepas acra (Cotton, 1947). 15 January 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- Darragh, T.A. (2024). "A checklist of Australian marine Cenozoic Mollusca". Memoirs of Museum Victoria. 83: 40.
External links
[edit]- Cotton, B.C. (1947). "Some Tertiary fossil molluscs from the Adelaidean stage (Pliocene) of South Australia". Ecords of the South Australian Museum. 8: 665. Retrieved 15 January 2025.