Crepidula adunca
UNB-2018-0604Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Gastropoda » Caenogastropoda
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neotaenioglossa
Family: Calyptraeidae
Genus: Crepidula (Lamarck, 1799)
Species: Crepidula adunca (Sowerby, 1824)
Four conical specimens of varying sizes, with a large apex that curves towards the posterior end of the aperture. Prominent growth lines. Rounded aperture. Small specimen has evidence of predation near the apex of the shell.
Specifications
| Object name | Crepidula adunca |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0604 |
| 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 | 4 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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