Viviparus raynoldsanus

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Subclass: Caenogastropoda Family: Viviparoidea Genus: Viviparus (Montfort, 1810) Species: Viviparus raynoldsanus (Meek & Hayden, 1861) Thin turbinate sinistral specimen with three whorls; One large body whorl and two smaller whorls composing the spire. Apex of spire is missing. Thin growth lines are visible. Aperture is embedded into sediment.

Specifications

Object nameViviparus raynoldsanus
IDUNB-2018-0603
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Subclass:
Caenogastropoda
CompositionCalcium carbonate
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Mesozoic
Period:
Cretaceous
Epoch:
Upper Cretaceous
Numeric age100.5 Mya
OriginWestern North America
Pieces1
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 2.9cm x 1.6cm x 1.4cm