Polinices sp.
UNB-2018-0617Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Gastropoda » Caenogastropoda
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Naticidae
Genus: Polinices (Monfort, 1810)
Turbinate dextral specimen with five whorls. Thin growth lines are visible on the whorls. Prominent sutures that are encrusted with sediment. Large, oval aperture that is infilled with sediment.
Specifications
| Object name | Polinices sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0617 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Subclass: Caenogastropoda |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Mesozoic Period: Cretaceous Epoch: Upper Cretaceous Age: Campanian to Maastrichtian |
| Numeric age | 83.6 - 72.1 Mya |
| Origin | Coon Creek, Tennessee, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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