Agladrillia callothyra is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1]
| Agladrillia callothyra | |
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| Shell of † Agladrillia callothyra (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Agladrillia |
| Species: | A. callothyra
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| Binomial name | |
| Agladrillia callothyra Woodring, 1928
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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†Agladrillia (Agladrillia) callothyra, W. P. Woodring 1928 | |
It is the type species of the genus Agladrillia.
Description edit
The height of the shell attains 19.5 mm, its diameter 7.1 mm. Its fossil range was in the Pliocene.[1]
Distribution edit
This extinct marine species was found in Pliocene strata on Jamaica.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d Bouchet, P. (2016). Agladrillia callothyra. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=871848 on 24 July 2016
- W. P. Woodring. 1928. Miocene Molluscs from Bowden, Jamaica. Part 2: Gastropods and discussion of results . Contributions to the Geology and Palaeontology of the West Indies; Carnegie Institute Washington Publication, 1928