Urosalpinx aspinosus
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.[1]
| Urosalpinx aspinosus | |
|---|---|
Scientific 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) | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 10 mm.
Distribution
Fossils were found in Oligocene strata of Mississippi, USA.
References
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