''Xanthodaphne contarinii'' is an extinct

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, a marine

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in the

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.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Xanthodaphne contarinii Petracci, Bongiardino, Della Bella & Tabanelli, 2019 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1416987 on 2020-07-07

Description

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species were found in

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, Italy.

References

* Petracci P., Bongiardino C., Della Bella G. & Tabanelli C. (2019). ''Xanthodaphne contarinii n.sp. dai depositi pliocenici dell'Emilia-Romagna (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda: Raphitomidae).'' Quaderno di Studi e Notizie di Storia Naturale della Romagna. 50: 1-11 contarinii Gastropods described in 2019 {{paleo-Raphitomidae-stub