Physa mezzalirai
Extinct species of gastropod / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Physa mezzalirai is an extinct fossil species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusc belonging to the family Physidae. This species is characterized by its small sinistral (left-handed) shell, a common feature in this family. Physa mezzalirai dates back to the Turonian to Santonian-aged Adamantina Formation (Upper Cretaceous Bauru Group), in São Paulo state, Brazil.[1]
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Physa mezzalirai | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Superorder: | Hygrophila |
Family: | Physidae |
Genus: | Physa |
Species: | †P. mezzalirai |
Binomial name | |
†Physa mezzalirai Ghilardi, Carbonaro & Simone, 2011[1] | |
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