Cittarium pica
UNB-2018-0537Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Gastropoda » Vetigastropoda
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Cittarium (Philippi, 1847)
Species: Cittarium pica (Linnaeus, 1758)
Two large turbinate dextral specimens with five to six whorls. Thin growth lines are visible. Longitudinal spiral ornamentation on the second to fifth whorl. Large umbilicus and large rounded aperture. Prominent inner and outer lip.
Specifications
| Object name | Cittarium pica |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0537 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Subclass: Vetigastropoda |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Cenozoic Period: Quaternary |
| Numeric age | 2.58 Mya |
| Origin | Henderson Island, Pitcairn Islands |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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