Monilispira bigemma is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pseudomelatomidae.[1]

Monilispira bigemma
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Monilispira
Species:
M. bigemma
Binomial name
Monilispira bigemma
(W. H. Dall, 1890 )

Description

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The length of the shell attains 16 mm.

Distribution

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Fossils were found in Pliocene strata in Florida, USA

References

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  • Dall, William Healey. Contributions to the Tertiary Fauna of Florida: With Special Reference to the Miocene Silex-beds of Tampa and the Pliocene Beds of the Caloosahatchie River. Vol. 3. 1890.