Zebinella constantinensis

Zebinella constantinensis is an extinct species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoinidae.[1]

Zebinella constantinensis
Shell of Zebinella constantinensis (holotype)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Rissooidea
Family: Rissoinidae
Genus: Zebinella
Species:
†Z. constantinensis
Binomial name
†Zebinella constantinensis
(Cossmann & Pissarro, 1902)
Synonyms[1]
  • † Rissoina (Zebinella) constantinensis Cossmann & Pissarro, 1902
  • † Rissoina constantinensis Cossmann & Pissarro, 1902

Description

The length of the shell attains 11 mm.

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species were found in Eocene strata in Cotentin, France

References
  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zebinella constantinensis (Cossmann & Pissarro, 1902) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=834760 on 2023-10-29


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