Monilispira bigemma

Monilispira bigemma is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pseudomelatomidae.[1]

Monilispira bigemma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Monilispira
Species:
M. bigemma
Binomial name
Monilispira bigemma
(W.H. Dall, 1890 )

Description

The length of the shell attains 16 mm.

Distribution

Fossils were found in Pliocene strata in Florida, USA

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References

  • Dall, William Healey. Contributions to the Tertiary Fauna of Florida: With Special Reference to the Miocene Silex-beds of Tampa and the Pliocene Beds of the Caloosahatchie River. Vol. 3. 1890.


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