Pseudotoma
Extinct genus of gastropods / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Acamptogenotia?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
Pseudotoma is an extinct genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks belonging to the family Turridae.[1]
Quick Facts Pseudotoma Temporal range: Paleocene-Pliocene, Scientific classification ...
Pseudotoma | |
---|---|
Fossil shell of Pseudotoma intorta | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Borsoniidae |
Genus: | †Pseudotoma Rovereto, 1899 |
Type species | |
† Murex intortus Brocchi, 1814 | |
Synonyms | |
|
Close
First appearing 48.6 Ma and believed to go extinct 7.2 Ma. Specimens of Pseudotoma have been found in Austria, Denmark, Germany, The Netherlands, The UK, and The continental United States. The Pseudotoma lived during the Paleocene epoch of Denmark and Greenland, The Oligocene epoch of Mexico, and in the Pliocene epoch of Italy