Aporrhais sp.
UNB-2018-0607Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Gastropoda » Caenogastropoda
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Superorder: Latrogastropoda
Family: Aporrhaidae
Genus: Aporrhais (Da Costa, 1778)
Small biconic dextral specimen with four whorls; One large body whorl and three small whorls comprising the spire. Apex of spire is missing. Spiral longitudinal ribs on the whorls and faints transverse ornamentation. Large outer lip that flares out with three prominent extensions. Thin, elongated aperture. Short siphonal canal. Inductor on inner lip of aperture. Small operculum.
Specifications
| Object name | Aporrhais sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0607 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Subclass: Caenogastropoda |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Origin | Unknown |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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