Urosalpinx rucksorum is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
| Urosalpinx rucksorum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Subfamily: | Ocenebrinae |
| Genus: | Urosalpinx |
| Species: | †U. rucksorum
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| Binomial name | |
| †Urosalpinx rucksorum E.J. Petuch, 1994
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Description edit
The length of the shell attains 20 mm.
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Distribution edit
Fossils were found in Pleistocene strata of Florida, USA.
References edit
External links edit
- Edward J. Petuch (2003) - Cenozoic Seas: The View From Eastern North America
- LEE CREEK MINE - Carolina Geological Society (1992)
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