Sediliopsis gracilis
Sediliopsis gracilis is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1]
| Sediliopsis gracilis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Pseudomelatomidae |
| Genus: | Sediliopsis |
| Species: | S. gracilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Sediliopsis gracilis (Conrad, 1830) | |
| Synonyms | |
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† Pleurotoma gracilis Conrad, 1830 | |
Description
Distribution
Fossils of this species were found in Miocene strata of Maryland, USA; age range: 11.608 to 5.332 Ma.
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References
- 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 (2009), Molluscan Paleontology of the Chesapeake Miocene
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