Cerithium sp.

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Subclass: Caenogastropoda Family: Cerithiidae Genus: Cerithium (Bruguière, 1789) Turriform dextral specimen with ten whorls. Apex of spire is missing. Prominent, spiral transverse ornamentation. Rounded aperutre.

Specifications

Object nameCerithium sp.
IDUNB-2018-0609
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Subclass:
Caenogastropoda
CompositionCalcium carbonate
OriginUnknown
Pieces1
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 3.6cm x 1.5cm x 1.5cm