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Urosalpinx aspinosus

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Species of gastropod

Urosalpinx aspinosus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Ocenebrinae
Genus: Urosalpinx
Species: U. aspinosus
Binomial name
Urosalpinx aspinosus
(Meyer, 1886)

Urosalpinx aspinosus is an extinct species of sea snail, belonging to the family Muricidae, which includes murex snails or rock snails. It was a marine gastropod mollusk.

Description

The length of the shell attains 10 mm.

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Distribution

Fossils were found in Oligocene strata of Mississippi, USA.

References

  1. WMSDB: Urosalpinx aspinosus

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