Polinices sp?
UNB-2018-0580Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Gastropoda » Caenogastropoda
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Naticidae
Genus: Polinices (Monfort, 1810)
One large lenticular discoid dextral specimen with six whorls; One large body whorl comprising most of the specimen and five flat smaller whorls that compose the spire. Apex of spire is missing. Thin growth lines are visible on the whorls. Large umbilicus. Large, oval aperture.
Specifications
| Object name | Polinices sp? |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0580 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Subclass: Caenogastropoda |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Origin | Unknown |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Publications
- E. J. A. d'Archiac and E.P. de Verneuil. 1841. Note sur le genre Murchisonia. Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France 12:154-169