Biology:Urosalpinx aspinosus
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Short description: Species of gastropod
Urosalpinx aspinosus | |
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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. aspinosus
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Binomial name | |
†Urosalpinx aspinosus (Meyer, 1886)
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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]
Description
The length of the shell attains 10 mm.
Distribution
Fossils were found in Oligocene strata of Mississippi, USA.
References
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q116210892 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urosalpinx aspinosus.
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