Microdaphne indohystrix explained

Microdaphne indohystrix is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.^[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 1.8 mm, its diameter 0.8 mm.

Distribution

Fossils of this species were found in Early Miocene strata of the Burdigalian in the Warkalli Formation, Kerala State, India.

External links

Harzhauser, Mathias. "A seagrass-associated Early Miocene Indo-Pacific gastropod fauna from South West India (Kerala)." Palaeontographica Abteilung A 1.6 (2014): 73-178.

Notes and References

http://www.bagniliggia.it/WMSD/HtmSpecies/6516000078.htm Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base: Microdaphne indohystrix