Thatcheria waitaraensis explained

Thatcheria waitaraensis 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 Upper Miocene strata in New Zealand

References

• Marwick, J. (1926). New Tertiary Mollusca from North Taranaki. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute. 56: 317–331.
• 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 waitaraensis (Marwick, 1926) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831744 on 2020-04-07