Crepidula onyx
UNB-2018-0630Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Gastropoda » Caenogastropoda
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neotaenioglossa
Family: Calyptraeidae
Genus: Crepidula (Lamarck, 1799)
Species: Crepidula onyx (Sowerby, 1824)
Three conical/flat specimen with rounded apex that curves slightly. Varying sizes of specimens. Thin growth lines are visible.
Specifications
| Object name | Crepidula onyx |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0630 |
| 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 |
| Numeric age | 2.58 Mya |
| Origin | San Diego, California, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 3 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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