| Lioglyphostoma tenuata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Pseudomelatomidae |
| Genus: | Lioglyphostoma |
| Species: | L. tenuata |
| Binomial name | |
| Lioglyphostoma tenuata F.S. MacNeil, 1960 | |
Lioglyphostoma tenuata is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.
Description
The length of the shell attains 12.4 mm; its diameter 3.7 mm.
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Distribution
Fossils have been found in Miocene and Pliocene strata of Okinawa.
References
- MacNeil, F.S. (1961). "Tertiary and Quaternary Gastropoda of Okinawa" (PDF). U. S. Geological Survey Professional Paper. (339): 1–148. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
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| Lioglyphostoma tenuata | |
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