Urosalpinx auroraensis
Urosalpinx auroraensis is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
| Urosalpinx auroraensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Subfamily: | Ocenebrinae |
| Genus: | Urosalpinx |
| Species: | †U. auroraensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Urosalpinx auroraensis E.J. Petuch, 1994 | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 16.5 mm.
Distribution
Fossils were found in Pleistocene strata of South Carolina, USA.
References
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