Austrotoma eximia
| Austrotoma eximia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Pseudomelatomidae |
| Genus: | Austrotoma |
| Species: | †A. eximia |
| Binomial name | |
| †Austrotoma eximia (Suter, 1917) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Austrotoma eximia is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudotomidae.[1]
Description
The shell features a subsutural fold that ranges from weak to moderate in prominence. Its spiral sculpture is dominant entirely to the base, there are 14 axial ribs per whorl. These become subobsolete over the body whorl. The spirals are narrow and not strong.[2][3]
Distribution
Fossils have been found in Upper Oligocene strata at Otago, New Zealand.[3]
References
- 1 2 Austrotoma eximia (Suter, 1917). 30 April 2026. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ↑ Suter, H. (1917). "Descriptions of new Tertiary Mollusca occurring in New Zealand, accompanied by a few notes on necessary changes in nomenclature". New Zealand Geological Survey Paleontological Bulletin. 5 (i–vi): 55.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - 1 2 Powell, A.W.B. (1942). "The New Zealand recent and fossil Mollusca of the family Turridae with general notes on turrid nomenclature and systematics". Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 2: 73. Retrieved 29 April 2026. (source-attribution}}
- 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.