Pteromyrtea
Pteromyrtea is a genus of extinct sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Lucinidae. Species in the genus date to between the Cretaceous and the Miocene, and have been found in strata in Argentina and New Zealand.
Taxonomy
Pteromyrtea was first described in 1926 by Harold Finlay as a subgenus of Notomyrtea. The taxon has since been elevated to genus level.Distribution
Fossils of the genus date to between the Cretaceous and Miocene, and have been found in Argentina and New Zealand. Many New Zealand species date to the Altonian stage of New Zealand.Species
Species within the genus Pteromyrtea include:- † Pteromyrtea auriculata
- † Pteromyrtea cristata
- † Pteromyrtea danieli
- † Pteromyrtea dispar
- † Pteromyrtea disparilis
- † Pteromyrtea exilis
- † Pteromyrtea laminata
- † Pteromyrtea motutaraensis
- † Pteromyrtea obesa
- † ''Pteromyrtea tirangiensis''