Modulus carchedonius
UNB-2018-0557Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Gastropoda » Caenogastropoda
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Modulidae
Genus: Modulus (Gray, 1842)
Species: Modulus carchedonius (Lamarck, 1822)
Two trochoid dextral specimens with three to four whorls. The larger specimen appears to be Modulus carchedonius. Smaller specimen is missing the apex. Prominent transverse ornamentation and faint longitudinal ornamentation. Base of spines are visible near the sutures of the whorls. Circular aperture and inductura on inner lip on the larger specimen.
Specifications
| Object name | Modulus carchedonius |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0557 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Subclass: Caenogastropoda |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Cenozoic Period: Quaternary |
| Numeric age | 2.58 Mya |
| Origin | Jamaica |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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