Asperdaphne recticostulata is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
| Asperdaphne recticostulata | |
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| Original image of a shell of Asperdaphne recticostulata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Asperdaphne |
| Species: | A. recticostulata
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| Binomial name | |
| Asperdaphne recticostulata (Yokoyama, 1922)
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| Synonyms | |
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† Bela recticostulata Yokoyama, 1922 | |
Distribution edit
Fossils of this marine species have been found in Pleistocene strata of the Chiba formation in Japan.
References edit
- Yokoyama, M., 1922a: Fossils from the upper Musashino of Kazusa and Shimosa. Journal of the College of Science, Imperial University of Tokyo, vol. 44, art. 1, pp. 1–200 + i–viii, pls. 1–17
- Taki, I. and Oyama, K., 1954: Matajiro Yokoyama's the Pliocene and later faunas from the Kwanto region in Japan. Palaeontological Society of Japan, Special Papers, no. 2, pp. 1–68, pls. 1–49
- Oyama, K., 1973: Revision of Matajiro Yokoyama's type Mollusca from the Tertiary and Quaternary of the Kanto area. Palaeontological Society of Japan, Special Papers, no. 17, pp. 1–148, pls. 1–57
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