Marshallena curtata explained

Marshallena curtata is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marshallenidae.^[1]

Distribution

This extinct marine species was found in the middle Tongaporutuan beds of Bell's Creek, New Zealand.

References

• Marwick, 1926, Trans. N.Z. Inst. 56 p. 325
• 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.

External links

• Vella, Paul. "Tertiary Mollusca from south-east Wairarapa." Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand. Vol. 81. No. 4. 1954

Notes and References

1. Marshall, B. (2015). Marshallena curtata. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831439 on 5 February 2017