Voluta mitrata explained

Voluta mitrata is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.^[1]

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species were found in Lutetian strata in France.

References

• Merle (D.), Pacaud (J.-M.), Kriloff (A.) & Loubry (P.), 2008 - Les motifs colorés résiduels des coquilles lutétiennes du bassin de Paris In : MERLE (D.) Stratotype Lutétien., p. 182–227
• Cazes (L.) & Loubry (P.), 2022 - Les techniques. La technologie photographique au service des fossiles. In : Charbonnier, S. & De Wever, P., Paléontologie d’aujourd’hui, p. 106-107, 7 figures

External links

• Deshayes, G. P. (1824-1837). Description des coquilles fossiles des environs de Paris. Paris, published by the author. Vol 1 (Bivalvia):
• MNHN, Paris: image

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Voluta mitrata Deshayes, 1835 †. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1569484 on 2023-06-29