Anacithara janjukiensis explained

Anacithara janjukiensis is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae.

Description

The length of this shell attains 8 mm, its diameter 3.5 mm.

Distribution

This extinct marine species occurred off Tasmania in Lower Miocene strata.

References

• 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.