Urosalpinx cinerea (Say, 1822)
(American Oyster Drill, American Sting Winkle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesUrosalpinx cinerea (American Oyster Drill, American Sting Winkle)
SubfamilyOCENEBRINAE (a subfamily of molluscs)
FamilyMURICIDAE (a family of whelks and oyster drills)
SuperfamilyMURICOIDEA (a superfamily of molluscs)
OrderNEOGASTROPODA (an order of predatory gastropods)
SubclassCAENOGASTROPODA (a subclass of molluscs)
ClassGASTROPODA (slugs and snails)
PhylumMOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
() The Bishop Group 2011 *** Marine Aliens - Identification guide for selected marine non-native species ***(Superseded) 2nd edition, 24pp, Marine Biological Association

Urosalpinx cinerea (American Oyster Drill, American Sting Winkle) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Urosalpinx cinerea (American Oyster Drill, American Sting Winkle)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Urosalpinx cinerea (American Oyster Drill, American Sting Winkle)
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