''Sorgenfreispira pseudoexilis'' is an extinct species of

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, a marine

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in the

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Mangeliidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Sorgenfreispira pseudoexilis (Della Bella, Naldi & Scarponi, 2015) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1470207 on 2023-08-

Description

Distribution

This extinct marine species was found in

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strata in

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References

* Landau B.M., Van Dingenen F. & Ceulemans L. (2020). The upper Miocene gastropods of northwestern France, 5. Conoidea. Cainozoic Research. 20(1): 3-107.

External links

Della Bella G., Naldi F. & Scarponi D. (2015). ''Molluschi marini del Plio-Pleistocene dell'Emilia-Romagna e della Toscana - Superfamiglia Conoidea, vol. 4, Mangeliidae II''. Lavori della Società Italiana di Malacologia. 26: 1-80
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