Maclurites sp.
UNB-2018-0629Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Gastropoda » Eogastropoda
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Eogastropoda
Order: Eumophalina
Family: Macluritidae
Genus: Maclurites (Le Sueur, 1818)
Large planispiral sinistral specimen with four whorls embedded into sediment. Inner two whorls are heavily weathered and encrusted with sediment. Aperture is missing.
Specifications
| Object name | Maclurites sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0629 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Subclass: Eogastropoda |
| Composition | Limestone |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Ordovician Epoch: Upper Ordovician |
| Numeric age | 458.4 Mya |
| Origin | Unknown |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Publications
- C. A. Le Sueur. 1818. Observations on a new genus of fossil shells. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 1:310-313