Taranis aliena
Extinct species of gastropod
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Taranis aliena is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
| Taranis aliena | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Taranis |
| Species: | †T. aliena |
| Binomial name | |
| †Taranis aliena (Marwick, 1965) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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† Awateria (Mioawateria) aliena Marwick, 1965 (original combination) | |
Distribution
This extinct marine species was found in Upper Cenozoic strata of Wairoa District, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
