Mauidrillia browni explained

Mauidrillia browni is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae.^[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 7 mm, its diameter 3 mm.

Distribution

This extinct marine species was found in Tertiary strata of the North Otago, New Zealand.

References

• Marwick, J. Some Tertiary Mollusca from North Otago. publisher not identified, 1943
• 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). Mauidrillia browni. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831561 on 2017-02-08