Tomopleura furcata


Tomopleura furcata is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.

Etymology

The name furcata refers to the broad groove between its carina and suture.

Description

Compared to other members of its genus, this Tomopleura species is of moderate size. The shell is a distinctively broad, fusiform shape, characterized by a relatively short and notched siphonal canal.

Distribution

This extinct marine species is found from the Tortonian of Brunei Darussalam.