Cortana (gastropod)

Extinct genus of gastropods

Cortana

Temporal range: Paleocene[1]

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Apertural view of a fossil shell of Cortana carvalhoi
Scientific classification
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Animalia

Phylum:  |

Mollusca

Class:  |

Gastropoda

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clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora

informal group Sigmurethra

Superfamily:  |

Orthalicoidea

Family:  |

Bulimulidae

Genus:  |

†Cortana

Salvador & Simone, 2013[1]

Type species
†Bulimulus carvalhoi

Brito, 1967[2]

Species

* †Cortana carvalhoi

Cortana is a fossil genus of medium-sized air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropods in the family Bulimulidae. The genus is known only from the Brazilian Paleocene deposits of the Itaboraí Basin, in the state of Rio de Janeiro.[1] The most characteristic feature of the genus is its apertural armature.[1]

## Etymology

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The etymology is explained in "Taxonomic revision of the fossil pulmonate mollusks of Itaboraí Basin (Paleocene), Brazil" as "Etymology: The name was taken from a character of the science fiction franchise "Halo", and alludes to the convoluted markings on the shell surface of the holotype of Cortana carvalhoi. Grammatical gender: feminine."[1]

## Species

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The sole species in the genus is Cortana carvalhoi (Brito, 1967).[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f Salvador, Rodrigo Brincalepe; Simone, Luiz Ricardo Lopes de (2013). "Taxonomic revision of the fossil pulmonate mollusks of Itaboraí Basin (Paleocene), Brazil". Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia. doi:10.1590/S0031-10492013000200001.
2. ^ Brito, I.M. (1967). "Gastrópodos continentais do Paleoceno do estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil". Boletim de Geologia do Instituto de Geociências da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. 1: 7‑28.

Taxon identifiers

Cortana|

* Wikidata: Q16752102
* GBIF: 8882440
* IRMNG: 1480718
* Open Tree of Life: 7976106
* WoRMS: 1115820

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