Sediliopsis incilifera explained

Sediliopsis incilifera is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.^[1]

Description

The max length of the snail’s shell was 16 mm.

Distribution

Fossils of this species are found in Miocene age strata of Maryland, USA. This corresponds to 11.608 to 5.332 million years ago.

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, Cenozoic Seas: The View From Eastern North America

Notes and References

1. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=157062 Fossilworks: Sediliopsis gracilis