Cypraea (Luria) cinerea

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Subclass: Caenogastropoda Superorder: Latrogastropoda Family: Cypraeidae Genus: Cypraea (Jousseaume, 1884) Subgenus: Cypraea (Luria) (Jousseaume, 1884) Species: Cypraea (Luria) cinerea (Martini, 1769) Three ovate specimens with thin, elongated apertures. Visible labial and columellar teeth. *Collected in 1967.

Specifications

Object nameCypraea (Luria) cinerea
IDUNB-2018-0637
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Subclass:
Caenogastropoda
CompositionCalcium carbonate
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Cenozoic
Period:
Quaternary
Numeric age2.58 Mya
OriginDrunkenman's Cay, Kingston, Jamaica
Pieces3
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 1.8cm x 1.2cm x 1cm
  • 2.5cm x 1.7cm x 1.3cm
  • 2.3cm x 1.3cm x 1.2cm

Map of Origin