Worthenia tabulata

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Subclass: Orthogastropoda Order: Murchisoniina Family: Phymatopleuridae Genus: Worthenia (de Koninck, 1883) Species: Worthenia tabulata (Conrad, 1835) Trochoid/turbinate dextral specimen with five whorls. Prominent nodes and selenizone on the whorls. Circular aperture that is infilled with sediment.

Specifications

Object nameWorthenia tabulata
IDUNB-2018-0558
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
CompositionCalcium carbonate
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Paleozoic
Period:
Carboniferous
Subperiod:
Pennsylvanian
Epoch:
Upper Pennsylvanian
Age:
Virgilian
Numeric age303 Mya
OriginStephens County, Texas, U.S.A.
Pieces1
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 1.3cm x 1.3cm x 1.3cm

Map of Origin

Publications

  • T. A. Conrad. 1835. Description of five new species of fossil shells in the collection presented by Mr. Edward Miller to the Geological Society. Transactions of the Geological Society of Pennsylvania 1(1):267-270
  • L. G. de Koninck. 1883. Faune du calcaire carbonifère de la Belgique, 4e partie, Gastéropodes (suite en fin). Musée Royale d’Historie Naturelle Belgique Annales, Série Paléontoloque 8:1-240