Pleurotomella bateroensis
Pleurotomella bateroensis is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
| Pleurotomella bateroensis | |
|---|---|
| Original image of a shell of Pleurotomella bateroensis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Pleurotomella |
| Species: | †P. bateroensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Pleurotomella bateroensis Lozouet, 1999 | |
The name Pleurotomella bateroensis[2] is derived from the scientific classification of this species. "Pleurotomella" is the genus name, which refers to a group of sea snails in the family Raphitomidae.
The species name "bateroensis" is derived from the location where the fossils of this species were first discovered, which is in Oligocene strata in Aquitaine, France
The age of Pleurotomella bateroensis is estimated to be around 23-34 million years old, based on the geological age of the strata in which it was found.
The species was first described in 1999 by Lozouet. The habitat of Pleurotomella bateroensis is not explicitly stated in the search results, but as a marine gastropod mollusk, it likely lived in the ocean. The exact depth and location of its habitat are not known.
Description
The length of the shell attains 6 mm.
References
- "Spécimen fossile - FIGURÉ Pleurotomella cf. bateroensis LOZOUET, 1999". science.mnhn.fr. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Pleurotomella hypermnestra Melvill, 1912". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- Lozouet P. (1999). Nouvelles espèces de gastéropodes (Mollusca: Gastropoda) de l'Oligocène et du Miocène inférieur d'Aquitaine (sud-ouest de la France). Partie 2. Cossmanniana. 6: 1-68.