Macrarene diegensis
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Macrarene diegensis

Macrarene diegensis is a fossil species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Liotiidae.

Appearance

The height of the shell attains 20 mm, its diameter 25 mm. The narrowly umbilicated shell contains 4 whorls with distinct sutures and a projecting peripheral keel. The oblique aperture is circular. Its color is chalky white. This fossil species shows some similarities with Macrarene coronadoensis and Macrarene californica.

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Geography

This species is known only as a fossil. It is found in the San Diego Formation, California, and dates from the Pliocene.

References

1. Macrarene diegensis Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macrarene_diegensis

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