Gemmula bearrizensis explained

Gemmula bearrizensis is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.^[1]

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species have been found in Paleogene strata near Biarritz, France.

References

• Boussac J. (1911). Études stratigraphiques et paléontologiques sur le Nummulitique de Biarritz. Annales Hébert. 5: 1-96, pls 1-24.
• Pacaud J.M. (2021). Remarques taxonomiques et nomenclaturales sur les mollusques gastéropodes du Paléogène de France et description d'espèces nouvelles. Partie 3. Conoidea. Xenophora Taxonomy. 31: 41–48.

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Gemmula bearrizensis Pacaud, 2021 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1478552 on 2021-01-25