Cortana carvalhoi
Extinct species of gastropod
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Cortana is a fossil genus of medium-sized air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropods in the family Amphibulimidae. The only species is Cortana carvalhoi.[4] The genus is known only from the Brazilian Paleocene deposits of the Itaboraí Basin, in the state of Rio de Janeiro.[1] The most characteristic feature of the genus is its apertural armature.[1]
| Cortana carvalhoi Temporal range: | |
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| Apertural view of a fossil shell of Cortana carvalhoi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Amphibulimidae |
| Genus: | †Cortana Salvador & Simone, 2013[1] |
| Species: | †C. carvalhoi |
| Binomial name | |
| †Cortana carvalhoi (Brito, 1967) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Bulimulus carvalhoi Brito, 1967[3] | |
Etymology
The etymology is explained in "Taxonomic revision of the fossil pulmonate mollusks of Itaboraí Basin (Paleocene), Brazil" as "Etymology: The name was taken from a character of the science fiction franchise "Halo", and alludes to the convoluted markings on the shell surface of the holotype of Cortana carvalhoi. Grammatical gender: feminine."[1]
Species
The sole species in the genus is Cortana carvalhoi (Brito, 1967).[1]
