Sediliopsis distans

Sediliopsis distans
	Shell of † Sediliopsis distans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Pseudomelatomidae
Genus:	Sediliopsis
Species:	S. distans
Binomial name
	Sediliopsis distans; (Conrad, 1862)
Synonyms
	† Drillia distans Conrad, 1862; † Drillia incilifera var. distans Martin, 1904;

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 21.5 mm, its diameter 8 mm.

(Original description) The turriculate shell contains six whorls. These are scalariform, with distant obtuse ribs on the lower half. The suture is waved, with an impressed line above it. The body whorl shows an impressed revolving line above and four raised revolving lines inferiorly. The upper sinus of the outer lip is deep and rounded, the lower obsolete.

Distribution

Fossils of this species were found in Virginia, USA

References

Julia Gardner (1948) - Mollusca from the Miocene and lower Pliocene of Virginia and North Carolina, Part 2, Scaphopoda and Gastropoda; USGS Professional Paper 199- B This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

E. J. Petuch. 1988. Neogene History of Tropical American Mollusks 1-217

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[1] Julia Gardner (1948) - Mollusca from the Miocene and lower Pliocene of Virginia and North Carolina, Part 2, Scaphopoda and Gastropoda; USGS Professional Paper 199- B This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.