Cerithium sp.
UNB-2018-0588Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Gastropoda » Caenogastropoda
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Cerithiidae
Genus: Cerithium (Bruguière, 1789)
Turriform dextral specimen with eight whorls. Apex of spire is missing. Prominent varcies on the whorls. Circular aperture.
Specifications
| Object name | Cerithium sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0588 |
| 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 | Kingston, Jamaica |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
|