Cyclonema bilix

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Subclass: Eogastropoda Order: Euomphalina Family: Platyceratidae Genus: Cyclonema (Hall, 1852) Species: Cyclonema bilix (Conrad, 1842) Turbinate dextral specimen with three whorls, with the two small whorls composing the spire. Thin transverse ornamentation is visible on the whorls. Circular aperture.

Specifications

Object nameCyclonema bilix
IDUNB-2018-0576
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Subclass:
Eogastropoda
CompositionCalcium carbonate
OriginUnknown
Pieces1
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 1.8cm x 1.4cm x 1.7cm

Publications

  • T. A. Conrad. 1842. Observations on the Silurian and Devonian systems of the United States, with descriptions of new organic remains. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 8(2):228-280
  • J. Hall. 1852. Containing descriptions of the organic remains of the lower middle division of the New York system. Paleontology of New York 2:1-36