Pseudolusitanops bulbiformis explained

Pseudolusitanops bulbiformis is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Raphitomidae.^[1]

Description

More commonly known as the Lusitanops, the Pseudolusitanops bulbiformis was accepted as a species in the late 1900s. The only form of this creature remaining is fossils. The length of the shell attains 5.6 mm.

Distribution

Fossils of this extinct marine species were found in Oligocene strata in Aquitaine, France.

References

• Lozouet P. (1999). Nouvelles espèces de gastéropodes (Mollusca: Gastropoda) de l'Oligocène et du Miocène inférieur d'Aquitaine (sud-ouest de la France). Partie 2. Cossmanniana. 6: 1-68.
• Lozouet (P.), 2017 Les Conoidea de l’Oligocène supérieur (Chattien) du bassin de l’Adour (Sud-Ouest de la France). Cossmanniana, t. 19, p. 1-179

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Pseudolusitanops bulbiformis (Lozouet, 1999) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1052256 on 2019-12-29