Urosalpinx coombsi explained

Urosalpinx coombsi is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.^[1]

Distribution

Fossils were found in Eocene strata of Washington, UsA (age range: 37.2 to 33.9 Ma).

References

• J. W. Durham. 1944. Megafaunal zones of the Oligocene of northwestern Washington. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 27:101 -212

Notes and References

1. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=401545 Fossilworks: Urosalpinx coombsi