Cryptonatica affinis
UNB-2018-0599Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Gastropoda » Caenogastropoda
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Naticidae
Genus: Cryptonatica (Dall, 1892)
Species: Cryptonatica affinis (Gmelin, 1791)
Eighteen fragments of lenticular discoid/turbinate dextral specimens. A few fragments are almost complete specimens with three whorls; One large body whorl and two smaller, fairly flat whorls that compose the spire. Thin growth lines are visible on the body whorl. Callus over the umbilicus. Large, rounded aperture.
Specifications
| Object name | Cryptonatica affinis |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0599 |
| 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 | Tetagouche River, Tetagouche, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Pieces | 18 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements | Container: [ 92, 65, 33 ]mm |