Urosalpinx miamiensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Muricidae |
Subfamily: | Ocenebrinae |
Genus: | Urosalpinx |
Species: | †U. miamiensis |
Binomial name | |
†Urosalpinx miamiensis E.J. Petuch, 1994 |
Urosalpinx auroraensis is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description
The length of the shell attains 23 mm.
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Distribution
Fossils were found in Pleistocene strata of South Carolina, USA.
References
External links
- Edward J. Petuch (2003) - Cenozoic Seas: The View From Eastern North America
- LEE CREEK MINE - Carolina Geological Society (1992)
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