Aoteadrillia consequens explained

Aoteadrillia consequens is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae.^[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 8 mm (estimated), its diameter 3 mm.

Distribution

This extinct marine species was endemic to New Zealand and was found in the fossiliferous beds at Kaawa Creek.

References

• Laws, Charles Reed. "The Waitotaran Faunule at Kaawa Creek." part 2; Royal Society of New Zealand, 1936
• 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.

Notes and References

1. Marshall, B. (2015). Aoteadrillia consequens (Laws, 1936) †. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831544 on 2016-12-27