Monilispira archeri is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pseudomelatomidae.[1]
Monilispira archeri | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Pseudomelatomidae |
Genus: | Monilispira |
Species: | M. archeri
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Binomial name | |
Monilispira archeri A.A. Olsson & A. Harbison, 1953
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Description
editThe length of the shell attains 15 mm.
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Distribution
editFossils were found in Pliocene strata in Florida, USA
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References
edit- A.A. Olsson and A. Harbison, 1953. Pliocene Mollusca ofsouthern Florida, with special reference to those from north SL Petersburg; Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Monogr. 8:1457.