Pleurotomella protocostulata is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
| Pleurotomella protocostulata | |
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| Whorls of the shell of † Pleurotomella protocostulata (holotype in MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Pleurotomella |
| Species: | †P. protocostulata
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| Binomial name | |
| †Pleurotomella protocostulata Lozouet, 2017
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Description edit
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Distribution edit
Fossils of this marine species were found in Oligocene strata in Aquitaine, France.
References edit
- ^ MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Pleurotomella protocostulata Lozouet, 2017 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1056623 on 2019-09-13
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