Urosalpinx subrusticus
Species of gastropod
| Urosalpinx subrusticus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Subfamily: | Ocenebrinae |
| Genus: | Urosalpinx |
| Species: | †U. subrusticus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Urosalpinx subrusticus (d'Orbigny 1852) | |
| Synonyms | |
| Fusus subrusticus d'Orbigny 1852 | |
Urosalpinx subrusticus is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 33 mm.
Distribution
Fossils were found in Miocene strata of Maryland, USA (age range: 20.43 to 7.246 Ma)
References
- ^ Fossilworks: Urosalpinx subrusticus
- L. W. Ward. 1998. Mollusks from the Lower Miocene Pollack Farm Site, Kenty County, Delaware: A preliminary analysis. Geology and paleontology of the lower Miocene Pollack Farm Fossil Site, Delaware
External links
- WMSDB: Urosalpinx subrusticus
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