Bellaspira virginiana

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Bellaspira virginiana
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Original image of a shell of Bellaspira virginiana
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Bellaspira
Species:
B. virginiana
Binomial name
Bellaspira virginiana
(Conrad, 1862)
Synonyms [1]

† Mangelia virginianaConrad, 1862

Bellaspira virginiana is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae. [1]

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Description

The length of the shell attains 14 mm. The shell is subfusiform and is longitudinally ribbed. The eight ribs are distant. The shell shows very minute, close revolving lines, which become gradually more distinct on the body whorl. The siphonal canal is very short. The simple and entire outer lip is obsoletely, widely notched and curved outwards. The lip is reflexed and slightly callous near the upper extremity. The columella is straight. [2]

Distribution

This extinct species was found in Miocene strata off Yorktown, Virginia, USA.

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References

  1. 1 2 Gofas, S. (2015). Bellaspira virginiana (Conrad, 1862) †. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=758613 on 2016-07-27
  2. ↑ "McLean, James H., and Leroy H. Poorman. Reinstatement of the turrid genus Bellaspira Conrad, 1868 (Mollusca: Gastropoda) with a review of the known species. Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, 1970" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 June 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
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