Maoritomella balcombensis

Maoritomella balcombensis is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc, in the family Borsoniidae. Fossils of the species date to the middle Miocene, and are found in the strata of the Port Phillip Basin of Victoria, Australia.

Description

In the original description, Powell described the species as follows:
The species has shells that measure in height and in diameter, with the holotype measuring in height and in diameter.

Taxonomy

The species was first described by A. W. B. Powell in 1944. The holotype was collected from Fossil Beach, Balcombe Bay, Victoria, Australia, at an unknown date prior to 1945. 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.