Gemmula ornata is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.[1]
| Gemmula ornata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Turridae |
| Genus: | Gemmula |
| Species: | G. ornata
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| Binomial name | |
| Gemmula ornata (P. Marshall, 1918)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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† Turris ornatus P. Marshall, 1918 | |
Description
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Distribution
editFossils of this marine species have been found in New Zealand.
References
edit- ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Gemmula ornata (P. Marshall, 1918) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831495 on 2021-01-25
- Marshall, P. (1918). The Tertiary molluscan fauna of Pakaurangi Point, Kaipara Harbour. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute. 50: 263-278
- 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
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