Turritella sp.

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Subclass: Caenogastropoda Family: Turritelllidae Genus: Turritella (Lamarck, 1799) Turriform dextral specimen with twelve whorls. Transverse spiral ornamentation on the whorls. Circular aperture. Inductura on inner aperture lip.

Specifications

Object nameTurritella sp.
IDUNB-2018-0644
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
OriginUnknown
Pieces1
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 3cm x 1cm x 1.1cm