Drilliola rupta explained

Drilliola rupta is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.^[1]

Distribution

This fossil species was endemic to New Zealand.

References

• Marwick, J. 1931: The Tertiary Mollusca of the Gisborne District. New Zealand; Geological Survey Palaeontological Bulletin 13: 177 p.
• 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). Drilliola rupta (Marwick, 1931) †. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831624 on 2016-03-06