Amauropsis notoleptos
| Amauropsis notoleptos | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Naticidae |
| Genus: | Amauropsis |
| Species: | †A. notoleptos |
| Binomial name | |
| †Amauropsis notoleptos Stilwell, Zinsmeister & Oleinik, 2004 | |
Amauropsis notoleptos is an extinct species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[1]
Distribution
Fossils of this species have been found in Paleocene strata on Seymour Island off Antarctica.
References
- ^ a b Amauropsis notoleptos Stilwell, Zinsmeister & Oleinik, 2004. 9 January 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- Stilwell, J.D., Zinsmeister, W.J., & Oleinik, A.E. (2004). "Early Paleocene mollusks of Antarctica: systematics, paleoecology and paleobiogeographic significance". Bulletins of American Paleontology: 34.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Beu, A.G. (2009). "Before the ice: biogeography of Antarctic Paleogene molluscan faunas". Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 284: 209.