Glossaulax reclusiana
UNB-2018-0593Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Gastropoda » Caenogastropoda
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Naticidae
Genus: Glossaulax (Risso, 1826)
Species: Glossaulax reclusiana (Deshayes, 1839)
Lenticular discoid dextral specimen with four whorls; One large body whorl and three flat whorls composing the spire. Faint growth lines are visible on the body whorl. Umbilicus is present. Large, oval aperture.
Specifications
| Object name | Glossaulax reclusiana |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0593 |
| 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 to Quaternary Epoch: Pliocene to Pleistocene Age: Late Pliocene to Early Pleistocene |
| Numeric age | 2 - 2 Mya |
| Origin | San Diego, California, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
|