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Apiotoma chapplei

Apiotoma chapplei is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc, in the family Cochlespiridae. Fossils of the species date to the middle Miocene strata of the Port Phillip Basin of Victoria, Australia.

Description

In the original description, Powell described the species as follows:

The holotype of the species has a height of , and a diameter of . It can be distinguished from other members of the genus due to the moderately strong spiral sculpture and distinct peripheral angle.

Taxonomy

The species was first described by A. W. B. Powell in 1944. The holotype was collected prior to 1944 from Fossil Beach, Balcombe Bay, Victoria, Australia. It is held by the Auckland War Memorial Museum.

Distribution

This extinct marine species occurs in middle Miocene strata of the Port Phillip Basin of Victoria, Australia, including the Gellibrand Formation.

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