Urosalpinx rucksorum
Appearance
Urosalpinx rucksorum | |
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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. rucksorum
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Binomial name | |
†Urosalpinx rucksorum E.J. Petuch, 1994
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Urosalpinx rucksorum is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
[edit]The length of the shell attains 20 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]Fossils were found in Pleistocene strata of Florida, USA.
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Edward J. Petuch (2003) - Cenozoic Seas: The View From Eastern North America
- LEE CREEK MINE - Carolina Geological Society (1992)