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Tibersyrnola tepikiensis

Tibersyrnola tepikiensis is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc, in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails. Fossils of the species date to the Late Pleistocene, and occur in the strata of Te Piki in the eastern Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.

Description

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

The holotype of the species measures in height (estimated height of the unbroken shell ), and in diameter. The species has microscopic growth lines, spiral striae, and numerous, fine, subperipheral spirals, which were not noted by Powell. Powell felt that Tibersyrnola semiconcava was closely related to the species, but differs due to lower and broader whorl proportions in T. tepikiensis.

Taxonomy

The species was first described by A.W.B. Powell in 1934, using the name Syrnola tepikiensis. The species was recombined in 1937 by C. R. Laws, who moved the species to the genus Tibersyrnola, due to heavy lirations in the outer lip. The holotype was collected by Powell in August 1933 from east of Cape Runaway in the Bay of Plenty Region, and is held by the Auckland War Memorial Museum. Fossils of the species have continued to be found in the vicinity of Cape Runaway.

Distribution

This extinct marine species dates to the Late Pleistocene (Haweran), and is only known to occur in the strata of the Waipaoa Formation (Te Piki Member), in the eastern Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.

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