Pleurofusia dowlingi explained

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 26 mm.

Distribution

This extinct marine species was found in Oligocene strata of west central Florida, USA; age range: 33.9 to 28.4 Ma.

References

• E. J. Petuch. 1997. A new gastropod fauna from an Oligocene back-reef lagoonal environment in west central Florida. The Nautilus 110(4):122–138

Notes and References

1. https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=121339 Fossilworks: Pleurofusia dowlingi