Taniella is a genus of extinct sea snails, marine gastropodmolluscs in the family Naticidae.[1] Species in the genus begin to appear in fossil record in the Early Paleocene, and are primarily found in New Zealand, with some fossils known to occur in Australia.
Description
The genus is significantly smaller than a morphologically similar genus, Tanea, and can be distinguished due to its lower spire, and straight spire outlines that have a tangential suture that is weakly impressed.[2]
Taxonomy
Taniella was first described in 1937 by Harold Finlay and John Marwick.[3] While no extant members of the genus have been discovered, the Tasmanian species Natica elkingtoni has been identified as being a potential living member of Taniella.[2]
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↑Finlay, H. J.; Marwick, J. (1937). "The Wangaloan and associated molluscan faunas of Kaitangata-Green Island subdivision". New Zealand Geological Survey Palæontological Bulletin. 15: 48.
↑Maxwell, P.A. (2009). "Cenozoic Mollusca". In Gordon, D.P. (ed.). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Christchurch: Canterbury University Press. p.243. ISBN978-1-877257-72-8.
