Austrofusus taitae
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Prosiphonidae |
| Genus: | Austrofusus |
| Species: | †A. taitae |
| Binomial name | |
| †Austrofusus taitae (Marwick, 1924) | |
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Austrofusus taitae is an extinct species of medium-sized sea snail or whelk, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Prosiphonidae.[1]
Description
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The shell measures 34 mm in height and 18.5 mm in diameter.
Distribution
[edit]The marine species is endemic to New Zealand.
References
[edit]- ↑ Austrofusus taitae (Marwick, 1924). 9 April 2026. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
External links
[edit]- ↑ Marwick, J. (1924). "Palaeontological notes on some Pliocene Mollusca from Hawke's Bay". Transactions of the New Zealand Institute. 55: 197. Retrieved 9 April 2026.