''Mioawateria expalliata'' is an extinct

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.MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Mioawateria expalliata (Laws, 1947) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831734 on 2019-07-29

Description

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species were found in

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References

* Laws, C. R. ''Tertiary Mollusca from Hokianga District, North Auckland''. AU, 1947 * 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.. expalliata Gastropods described in 1947 Gastropods of New Zealand Taxa named by Charles Reed Laws {{paleo-gastropod-stub