Thatcheria liratula explained

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

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species were found in Lower Pliocene strata in New Zealand

References

• Powell, A. W. B. 1942. The New Zealand Recent and fossil Mollusca of the family Turridae, with general notes on Turrid nomenclature and systematics. Bull. Auckland Inst., 2 : 1–188, pis. 1–14.
• 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

• A.J. Charig, The Gastropod Genus Thatcheria and its Relationships; Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), vol. 7 # 9 (1963)

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Thatcheria liratula (Powell, 1942) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831742 on 2020-04-07