Description: Subpterynotus textilis (Gabb, 1873) fossil muricid snail shell (4.6 cm tall) - abapertural view. Note the presence of a predatory boring on the shell (near center). Classification: Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Muricoidea, Muricidae Stratigraphy & age: lower Caloosahatchee Formation, upper Pliocene Locality: La Belle, southern Florida, USA. Date: 2 March 2007, 15:52. Source:
Subpterynotus textilis fossil murex snail shell (Caloosahatchee Formation, Pliocene; La Belle, southern Florida, USA) 1. Author:
James St. John.