Sediliopsis distans
Sediliopsis distans is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1]
| Sediliopsis distans | |
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| Shell of † Sediliopsis distans | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Pseudomelatomidae |
| Genus: | Sediliopsis |
| Species: | S. distans |
| Binomial name | |
| Sediliopsis distans (Conrad, 1862) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Description
The length of the shell attains 21.5 mm, its diameter 8 mm.
(Original description) The turriculate shell contains six whorls. These are scalariform, with distant obtuse ribs on the lower half. The suture is waved, with an impressed line above it. The body whorl shows an impressed revolving line above and four raised revolving lines inferiorly. The upper sinus of the outer lip is deep and rounded, the lower obsolete.
Distribution
Fossils of this species were found in Virginia, USA
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References
- E. J. Petuch. 1988. Neogene History of Tropical American Mollusks 1-217
External links
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