''Petaloconchus intortus'' is an extinct
species of
sea snail
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk in the
family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Petaloconchus intortus (Lamarck, 1818) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1440565 on 2022-01-01]
Distribution
Fossils of this species were found in Southern France.
References
* Landau B.M., Ceulemans L. & Van Dingenen F. (2018). The upper Miocene gastropods of northwestern France, 2. Caenogastropoda. Cainozoic Research. 18(2): 177-368.
External links
Lamarck, J.-B., 1818. ''Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres, présentant les caractères généraux et particuliers de ces animaux...'', Tome 5 (1818): 1–612.*Encyclopedia of Life, ''Petaloconchus intortus'' http://eol.org/pages/4878345/names
*Fossilworks, ''Petaloconchus intortus'' http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=114784
Vermetidae
Taxa named by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
Gastropods described in 1818
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