Sediliopsis incilifera
Extinct species of gastropod
| Sediliopsis incilifera | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Pseudomelatomidae |
| Genus: | Sediliopsis |
| Species: | S. incilifera |
| Binomial name | |
| Sediliopsis incilifera (Conrad, 1834) | |
| Synonyms | |
| † Pleurotoma incilifera Conrad, 1834 | |
Sediliopsis incilifera is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1]
Description
The max length of the snail’s shell was 16 mm.
Distribution
Fossils of this species are found in Miocene age strata of Maryland, USA. This corresponds to 11.608 to 5.332 million years ago.
References
- ^ Fossilworks: Sediliopsis gracilis
- E. J. Petuch. 1988. Neogene History of Tropical American Mollusks 1-217
External links
- Don I. Tippett, Taxonomic notes on the western Atlantic Turridae (Gastropoda: Conoidea); the Nautilus v. 109 (1995-1996)
- E. Petuch, Cenozoic Seas: The View From Eastern North America
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