Persististrombus chipolanus
UNB-2018-0627Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Gastropoda » Caenogastropoda
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Superorder: Latrogastropoda
Family: Strombidae
Genus: Persististrombus (Kronenberg and Lee, 2007)
Species: Persististrombus chipolanus (Dall, 1890)
Sub-pyriform dextral specimen with six whorls. Apex of spire is missing. Thin transverse and longitudinal ornamentation on the whorls. Prominent nodes along the suture of the whorls. Large, oval shaped aperture with a medium siphonal canal.
Specifications
| Object name | Persististrombus chipolanus |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0627 |
| 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 Epoch: Miocene |
| Numeric age | 23.03 Mya |
| Origin | Queen Charlotte Island, British Columbia, Canada |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Map of Origin
Publications
- G. C. Kronenberg and H. G. Lee. 2007. Genera of american strombid gastropods (Gastropoda: Strombidae) and remarks on their phylogeny. The Veliger 49(4):256-264