Teleochilus denseliratus

Teleochilus denseliratus is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Raphitomidae. Fossils of the species date to the middle Miocene, and have been found in strata of the Otway Basin of South Australia and Victoria.

Description

In the original description, Powell described the species as follows:
The holotype of the species measures in height and in diameter.

Taxonomy

The species was first described by A.W.B. Powell in 1944. Prior to being described as a distinct species, fossils of the species had been identified as members of Teleochilus gracillimus. The holotype was collected from Clifton Bank near Hamilton, Victoria at an unknown date prior to 1944, and is held by the Auckland War Memorial Museum.

Distribution

This extinct marine species dates to the middle Miocene, and occurs in the strata of the Otway Basin of South Australia and Victoria, Australia, including the Muddy Creek Formation.