Persististrombus cf. chipolanus

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Subclass: Caenogastropoda Superorder: Latrogastropdoa Family: Strobidae Genus: Persististrombus (Kronenberg and Lee, 2007) Species: Persististrombus chipolanus (Dall, 1890) Five fusiform dextral specimens with five to six whorls; One large body whorl and four to five smaller whorls composing the spire. Apex of spire is missing in some specimen. Thin transverse and longitudinal ornamentation on the whorls. Prominent spines on the margins near the sutures of the whorls. Rounded, large aperture and medium siphonal canal.

Specifications

Object name	Persististrombus cf. chipolanus
ID	UNB-2018-0581
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: Neogene Epoch: Miocene
Numeric age	23.03 Mya
Origin	Tampa, Florida, U.S.A.
Pieces	5
Partial	No
Measurements	5.2cm x 2.9cm x 3.2cm 3.5cm x 2.2cm x 1.9cm 4.5cm x 2.8cm x 2.7cm 3.6cm x 2cm x 2.2cm 2.8cm x 2.2cm x 1.8cm

Map of Origin

Publications

G. C. Kronenberg and H. G. Lee. 2007. Genera of american strombid gastropods (Gastropoda: Strombidae) and remarks on their phylogeny. The Veliger 49(4):256-264