Turritella (Torcula) variabilis
UNB-2018-0622Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Gastropoda » Caenogastropoda
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Turritellidae
Genus: Turritella (Gray, 1847)
Subgenus: Turritella (Torcula) (Gray, 1847)? *Original Labe*
Species: Turritella (Torcula) variabilis (Conrad, 1830)? *Original Label*
Two turriform dextral specimens with nine whorls each. One specimen is of Turritella (Trocula) variabilis. Apex of spire is missing. The largest specimen has rounded whorls with thin transverse spiral ornamentation. The T. variabilis specimen has thin transverse spiral ornamentation and transverse ribs near the suture of each whorl. Circular aperture.
Specifications
| Object name | Turritella (Torcula) variabilis |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0622 |
| 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 Epoch: Pleistocene Age: Early Pleistocene |
| Numeric age | 2 Mya |
| Origin | Hampton, Virginia, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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