Sediliopsis incilifera
| Sediliopsis incilifera | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Pseudomelatomidae |
| Genus: | Sediliopsis |
| Species: | S. incilifera
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| Binomial name | |
| Sediliopsis incilifera (Conrad, 1834)
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| Synonyms | |
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† 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[edit]
The max length of the snail’s shell was 16 mm.
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Distribution[edit]
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[edit]
- E. J. Petuch. 1988. Neogene History of Tropical American Mollusks 1-217
External links[edit]
- 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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