Bactrocythara pascaleae

Bactrocythara pascaleae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Bactrocythara
Species:
†B. pascaleae
Binomial name
†Bactrocythara pascaleae
Landau, Van Dingenen & Ceulemans, 2020

Bactrocythara pascaleae is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]

Description

The length of the shell of the holotype attains 2.2 mm, its diameter 730 μm.[2]

Distribution

This extinct species was found in upper Miocene strata in Maine-et-Loire, France.

References

  1. ↑ MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Bactrocythara pascaleae Landau, Van Dingenen & Ceulemans, 2020 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1470186 on 2026-06-30
  2. ↑ Landau B.M., Van Dingenen F. & Ceulemans L. (2020). "The upper Miocene gastropods of northwestern France, 5. Conoidea" (PDF). The upper Miocene gastropods of northwestern France, 5. Conoidea. 20 (1): 22. Retrieved 30 June 2026.