Bellaspira virginiana

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

Mangelia virginiana Conrad, 1862

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

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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