Cerithideopsis californica
UNB-2018-0614Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Gastropoda » Caenogastropoda
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Potamididae
Genus: Cerithideopsis (Swainson, 1840)
Species: Cerithideopsis californica (Haldeman, 1840)
Small turriform dextral specimen with eight whorls. Thin transverse and longitudinal spiral ornamentation. Varcies on the first and second whorl. Circular aperture.
Specifications
| Object name | Cerithideopsis californica |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0614 |
| 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 | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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