Specimen Name: Urosalpinx sp.
Common Name: Drill snails
Specimen Code: 03GAST00003-06
Acquisition Method: Hand collected (May 2019)
Locale: Aurora Fossil Park, Aurora, North Carolina, USA
Formation: Yorktown Formation, Chesapeake Group
Geologic Time Period: Miocene Epoch
Taxonomy:
Eukarya – Animalia – Mollusca – Gastropoda – Caenogastropoda – Hypsogastropoda – Neogastropoda – Muricoidea – Muricidae – Ocenebrinae – Urosalpinx
Description of Each Specimen:
- Specimen 03: Small white shell with prominent ridges; opens to the right
- Specimen 04: Small grey shell with prominent ridges and a small hole on the underside; opens to the right
- Specimen 05: White shell with prominent ridges and a large hole exposing the inner structures; opens to the right
- Specimen 06: Tiny white shell with prominent ridges; opens to the right
Measurements of Each Specimen:
- Specimen 03: 15mm x 13mm x 4mm
- Specimen 04: 16mm x 10mm x 7mm
- Specimen 05: 23mm x 7mm x 6mm
- Specimen 06: 8.5mm x 4mm x 2mm
The Fossil Ark 