Amphiscapha subrugosa

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Subclass: Eogastropoda Order: Euomphalina Family: Euomphalidae Genus: Amphiscapha (Knight, 1942) Species: Amphiscapha subrugosa (Meek and Worthen, 1873) Small planispiral dextral specimen with five whorls. Thin, faint growth lines are visible. Prominent ridge/shoulder on the outer margin of the outer whorl. Sutures are encrusted/infilled with sediment.

Specifications

Object nameAmphiscapha subrugosa
IDUNB-2018-0531
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Subclass:
Eogastropoda
CompositionCalcium carbonate
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Paleozoic
Period:
Carboniferous
Subperiod:
Pennsylvanian
Epoch:
Upper Pennsylvanian
Age:
Virgilian
Numeric age303 Mya
OriginBrown County, Texas, U.S.A.
Pieces1
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 1.2cm x 1.1cm x 0.4cm

Map of Origin