Urosalpinx rusticus explained

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 42 mm.

Distribution

Fossils were found in Miocene strata of Virginia and Maryland, USA (age range: 11.608 to 5.332 Ma)

References

• G. C. Martin. 1904. Gastropoda. Maryland Geological Survey Miocene(Text):131-269

External links

• WMSDB: Urosalpinx rusticus

Notes and References

1. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=97551 Fossilworks: Urosalpinx rusticus