Tomopleura furcata
| Tomopleura furcata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Borsoniidae |
| Genus: | Tomopleura |
| Species: | T. furcata |
| Binomial name | |
| Tomopleura furcata (M. Harzhauser, H. Raven, B. Landau, L. Kocsis, A. Adnan, M. Zuschin, O. Mandic & A. Briguglio; 2018) | |
Tomopleura furcata is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.[1]
Etymology
The name furcata refers to the broad groove between its carina and suture.[2]
Description
Compared to other members of its genus, this Tomopleura species is of moderate size. The shell is a distinctively broad, fusiform (spindle) shape, characterized by a relatively short and notched siphonal canal.[2]
Distribution
This extinct marine species is found from the Tortonian of Brunei Darussalam.[2]
References
- ↑ "Tomopleura furcata Harzhauser, Raven & Landau, 2018 †". WoRMS. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- 1 2 3 Harzhauser, Mathias; Raven, Han; Landau, Bernard M.; Kocsis, László; Adnan, Asiqqin; Zuschin, Martin; Mandic, Oleg; Briguglio, Antonino (December 2018). "Late Miocene gastropods from northern Borneo (Brunei Darussalam, Seria Formation)" (PDF). Palaeontographica Abteilung A. 313 (1–3): 1–79. Bibcode:2018PalAA.313....1H. doi:10.1127/pala/2018/0077.
External links
"Tomopleura furcata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 24 August 2025.