Kyllinia parentalis
Extinct species of gastropod
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Kyllinia parentalis is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
| Kyllinia parentalis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Kyllinia |
| Species: | K. parentalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Kyllinia parentalis Garilli & Galletti, 2007 | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 11.2 mm.[2]
Distribution
Fossils of this marine species were found in Pliocene strata in North Italy and in Pleistocene strata of northwestern Peloponnesus, Greece.[2]