Akera spirata
Species of gastropod
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Akera spirata is an extinct species of sea snail (or sea slug), a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Akeridae, a family that is related to the sea hares.[1]
| Akera spirata Temporal range: | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Aplysiida |
| Superfamily: | Akeroidea |
| Family: | Akeridae |
| Genus: | Akera |
| Species: | †A. spirata |
| Binomial name | |
| †Akera spirata Staadt, 1913 | |
| Synonyms | |
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† Acera spirata Staadt, 1913 superseded combination | |
Distribution
Fossils of this extinct species were found in Paleocene strata in Champagne-Ardenne, France.[2]