Urosalpinx rusticus
Urosalpinx rusticus is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
| Urosalpinx rusticus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Subfamily: | Ocenebrinae |
| Genus: | Urosalpinx |
| Species: | †U. rusticus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Urosalpinx rusticus (T.A. Conrad, 1839) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Fusus rusticus T.A. Conrad, 1839 | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 42 mm.
Distribution
Fossils were found in Miocene strata of Virginia and Maryland, USA (age range: 11.608 to 5.332 Ma)
References
- G. C. Martin. 1904. Gastropoda. Maryland Geological Survey Miocene(Text):131-269
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