Pleurotomella esmeralda explained

Pleurotomella esmeralda is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.^{[1] [2]}

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species were found in Pliocene strata in Ecuador; age range: 5.332 to 3.6 Ma.

References

• Olsson, Axel Adolf. Neogene mollusks from northwestern Ecuador. Paleontological research institution, 1964.

External links

• Fossilworks.org: Pleurotomella esmeralda

Notes and References

1. http://www.bagniliggia.it/WMSD/HtmSpecies/5364000923.htm Worldwide Mollusc Species Database: Pleurotomella esmeralda
2. Sharpe . Ashley E. . Emery . Kitty F. . Differential animal use within three Late Classic Maya states: Implications for politics and trade . Journal of Anthropological Archaeology . 1 December 2015 . 40 . 280–301 . 10.1016/j.jaa.2015.09.003 .