Fissurella nodosa

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Subclass: Vetigastropoda Order: Lepetellida Family: Fissurellidae Genus: Fissurella (Bruguière, 1789) Species: Fissurella nodosa (Born, 1778) Four patelliform specimens with prominent reticulate texture and radial ribs. Apical hole is visible in each specimen. *Collected 1967.

Specifications

Object name	Fissurella nodosa
ID	UNB-2018-0546
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	Kingston Harbour, Kingston, Jamaica
Pieces	4
Partial	No
Measurements	2.4cm x 1.5cm x 1cm 2.7cm x 1.7cm x 1.3cm 2.7cm x 1.7cm x 1.1cm 2cm x 1.5cm x 0.8cm

Map of Origin

Publications

I. Born. 1778. Index rerum naturalium Musei Cæsarei Vindobonensis - Pars I ma Testacea - Verzeichniß der natürlichen Seltenheiten des k k Naturalien Cabinets zu Wien - Erster Theil - Schalthiere - Vindobonae