Penion winthropi
| Penion winthropi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Austrosiphonidae |
| Genus: | Penion |
| Species: | †P. winthropi |
| Binomial name | |
| †Penion winthropi (Finlay, 1930) | |
Penion winthropi is an extinct species of marine snail or whelk, belonging to the true whelk family Austrosiphonidae. [1]
Distribution
Fossils of Penion affixus are found in the Upper Cenozoic strata of Wairoa District, New Zealand.
References
- ↑ Penion winthropi (H. J. Finlay, 1930). 16 April 2026. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- Marwick, J. (1965) Upper Cenozoic Mollusca of Wairoa District, Hawke's Bay. New Zealand Geological Survey Paleontological Bulletin, 39, 1–83.
- 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.