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Monilispira archeri

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Monilispira archeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Monilispira
Species:
M. archeri
Binomial name
Monilispira archeri
A.A. Olsson & A. Harbison, 1953

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

Description

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The length of the shell attains 15 mm.

Distribution

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Fossils were found in Pliocene strata in Florida, USA

References

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  • 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.