Trachelochetus desmius

Trachelochetus desmius is an extinct species of sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Clavatulidae. [1]

Trachelochetus desmius
Shell of † Trachelochelus desmius (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Clavatulidae
Genus: Trachelochetus
Species:
T. desmius
Binomial name
Trachelochetus desmius
(Edwards, 1857)
Synonyms

Clavatula (Trachelochetus) desmia (Edwards, 1857)

Description

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Distribution

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Fossils of this marine species were found in Eocene strata in Hampshire, Great Britain

References

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  • Cossmann (M.), 1896 - Essais de Paléoconchologie comparée (2ème livraison), p. 1-179
  • Wenz (W.), 1943 - Handbuch der Paläozoologie. Gastropoda, 6., p. 1201-1506 (