Genota bonnanii is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.[1]

Genota bonnanii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Borsoniidae
Genus: Genota
Species:
G. bonnanii
Binomial name
Genota bonnanii
Bellardi, 1877
Synonyms

Genota lusitaniae Vera-Peláez & Lozano-Francisco, 2001 junior subjective synonym

Description

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The length of the shell attains 58 mm, its diameter 15 mm.

Distribution

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Fossils of this marine species were found in Miocene strata in Piedmont, Italy.

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Genota bonnanii Bellardi, 1877 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1497113 on 2023-08-10
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