Mioawateria aitanga explained

Mioawateria aitanga is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.^[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 8.6 mm, its diameter 4.8 mm.

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species were found in New Zealand.

References

• 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

• Grant-Mackie, J. A., and M. Chapman-Smith. "Paleontological notes on the Castlecliffian Te Piki bed, with descriptions of new molluscan taxa." New Zealand journal of geology and geophysics 14.4 (1971): 655-704

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Mioawateria aitanga Grant-Mackie & Chapman-Smith, 1971 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831733 on 2019-07-29