Strombus (Lentigo) raninus
UNB-2018-0578Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Gastropoda » Caenogastropoda
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Superorder: Latrogastropoda
Family: Strobidae
Genus: Strombus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Subgens: Strombus (Lentigo) (Jousseaume, 1886))
Species: Strombus (Lentigo) raninus (Gmelin, 1791)
Ten biconic dextral specimens with six to seven whorls preserved. Some specimens are missing the apex of the spire. Prominent transverse ornamentation on the whorls. Large spines near the suture of the body whorl. Evidence of predation is visible on some specimens. Thin, elongated rounded aperture with the outer aperture flaring/extending outwards. Short siphonal canal.
*Collected in 1967.
Specifications
| Object name | Strombus (Lentigo) raninus |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0578 |
| 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 | Drunkenman's Cay, Kingston, Jamaica |
| Pieces | 10 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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