Urosalpinx subrusticus
| Urosalpinx subrusticus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Subfamily: | Ocenebrinae |
| Genus: | Urosalpinx |
| Species: | †U. subrusticus
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| Binomial name | |
| †Urosalpinx subrusticus (d'Orbigny 1852)
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| Synonyms | |
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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
[edit]The length of the shell attains 33 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]Fossils were found in Miocene strata of Maryland, USA (age range: 20.43 to 7.246 Ma)
References
[edit]- 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
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