Gemmula kaiparaensis explained

Gemmula kaiparaensis 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 New Zealand.

References

• Marshall, P. (1918). The Tertiary molluscan fauna of Pakaurangi Point, Kaipara Harbour. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute. 50: 263-278
• 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. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Gemmula kaiparaensis (P. Marshall, 1918) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831490 on 2021-01-25