Cryptonatica affinis
UNB-2018-0612Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Gastropoda » Caenogastropoda
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Naticidae
Genus: Cryptonatica (Dall, 1892)
Species: Cryptonatica affinis (Gmelin, 1791)
Ten turbinate/lenticular discoid specimens with two to six whorls. One large body whorl and the smaller whorls composing the spire. Thin growth lines are visible the body whorl. Prominent sutures between each whorl. Columellar is visible in some fragmented specimens. Large, oval aperture. Small umbilicus. Inductura on inner lip.
Specifications
| Object name | Cryptonatica affinis |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0612 |
| 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: Quaternary |
| Numeric age | 2.58 Mya |
| Origin | Tetagouche River, Tetagouche, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Pieces | 10 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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