- Source: Lioglyphostoma tenuata
Lioglyphostoma tenuata is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.
Description
The length of the shell attains 12.4 mm; its diameter 3.7 mm.
Distribution
Fossils have been found in Miocene and Pliocene strata of Okinawa.
References
MacNeil, F.S. (1961). "Tertiary and Quaternary Gastropoda of Okinawa" (PDF). U. S. Geological Survey Professional Paper. (339): 1–148. Retrieved 27 June 2024. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.