Cerethium sp.
UNB-2018-0615Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Gastropoda » Caenogastropoda
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Cerithiidae
Genus: Cerithium (Bruguière, 1789)
Six turriform dextral specimens of different Cerethium species with seven to eleven whorls. The small specimen has transverse spiral ornamentation and longitudinal ribs. The largest specimen has prominent transverse ribs with faint spiral ornamentation in-between each rib on the whorls. Circular aperture.
Specifications
| Object name | Cerethium sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0615 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Subclass: Caenogastropoda |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Origin | Unknown |
| Pieces | 6 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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