Harmatia
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| Harmatia | |
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| Harmatia tokodensis Kovács and Vicián, 2020. Size: 72 mm. Upper Lutetian–Lower Bartonian grey marl (Eocene), Tokod (Hungary). Hungarian Natural History Museum | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | †Harmatia Noszky, 1940 |
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† Murex (Harmatia) Noszky, 1940 | |
Harmatia is an extinct genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, in the subfamily Muricinae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1][2]
The taxon was named after István Harmat, Hungarian mine manager, fossil shell collector, friend of the author, Jenő Noszky Sr. (1880–1951), Hungarian geologist, paleontologist.[3]
Description
Harmatia species are characterized by medium-sized, subfusiform shell, rounded spire whorls, long, narrow, slightly curved siphonal canal without cord spines, penultimate siphonal canal present, narrow primary spiral cords, three spiny varices per whorl, six long spines on the last whorl.