Maclurites magnus

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Subclass: Eogastropoda Order: Eumphalina Family: Macluritidae Genus: Maclurites (Le Sueur, 1818) Species: Maclurites magnus (Le Sueur, 1818) Specimen of large body whorl embedded into the sediment. Aperture and umbilicus are not visible.

Specifications

Object nameMaclurites magnus
IDUNB-2018-0527
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Subclass:
Eogastropoda
CompositionLimestone
OriginUnknown
Pieces1
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 5cm x 3.5cm x 3cm

Publications

  • C. A. Le Sueur. 1818. Observations on a new genus of fossil shells. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 1:310-313