Turritella (Bactrospira) perattenuata
UNB-2018-0601Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Gastropoda » Caenogastropoda
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Turritellidae
Genus: Turritella (Lamarck, 1799)
Subgenus: Turritella (Bactrospira) (Cossmann, 1912)
Species: Turritella (Bactrospira) perattenuata (Heilprin, 1886)
Small, thin turriform dextral specimen with fifteen whorls. Apex of spire is missing. Prominent transverse spiral ribs and faint transverse spiral ornamentation. Circular aperture that is infilled with sediment.
Specifications
| Object name | Turritella (Bactrospira) perattenuata |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0601 |
| 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 | Florida, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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