''Zebinella degrangei'' is an extinct

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of minute

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, a marine

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in the

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Rissoinidae Rissoinidae is a large family (biology), family of Sea snail, sea snails. Members of the Rissoinidae have an operculum and are very small in size. Several genera that were previously part of Rissoinidae have been assigned to the Zebinidae family. ...

. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zebinella degrangei (Cossmann & Peyrot, 1919) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=847912 on 2023-10-31

Description

The length of the shell attains 12.5 mm, its diameter 3.5 mm.

Distribution

Fossils of this species were found in Neogenic strata in Aquitaine, France.

References

External links

Cossmann, M.; Peyrot, A. (1918-1919). Conchologie néogénique de l'Aquitaine. Actes de la Société linnéenne de Bordeaux. 70(1): 5-100 (1918); 70(2): 101-180, pl. 1-9 (1918); 70(3): 181-356, pls 11-17 (1919); 70(4): 357-491 (1919)
degrangei Gastropods described in 1919 {{Rissoinidae-stub