Aporrhais pespelecani
UNB-2018-0628Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Gastropoda » Caenogastropoda
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Superorder: Latrogastropoda
Family: Aporrhaidae
Genus: Aporrhais (da Costa, 1778)
Species: Aporrhais pespelecani (Linnaeus, 1758)
Two turbinate dextral specimens with six to seven whorls. Apex of spire is missing. Prominent, longitudinal ribs on the whorls. Thin oval aperture with a short siphonal canal. Outer lip of aperture flares and has one long extension. One specimen is partially missing first whorl and columellar is visible.
Specifications
| Object name | Aporrhais pespelecani |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0628 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Subclass: Caenogastropoda |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Origin | Unknown |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Publications
- C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824