Turritella (Torcula) variabilis
UNB-2018-0631Fossils » 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)
Species: Turritella (Torcula) variabilis (Conrad, 1830)
Turriform dextral specimen with five whorls that have prominent transverse spiral ornamentation. Apex of spire is missing. Circular aperture.
Specifications
| Object name | Turritella (Torcula) variabilis |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0631 |
| 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 to Helvetian |
| Numeric age | 16 Mya |
| Origin | Jones Wharf, Maryland, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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