Bourgetia Explained

†Bourgetia is an extinct genus of fossil sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pseudomelaniidae.^[1]

Species

Species within the genus Bourgetia include:

• Bourgetia saemanni (Oppel, 1856) - synonyms: Melania striata Sowerby; Phasianella striata Sowerby; Phasianella sämanni Oppel; Bourgetia striata Sowerby^[1]

Notes and References

1. Szabó J. & Jaitly A. K. (2004). "Contributions to the Jurassic of Kachchh, western India VIII. The gastropod fauna. Part II: Discohelicidae, Neritomorpha, Caenogastropoda". Fragmenta Palaeontologica Hungarica 22: 9–26. PDF.