Fissurella volcano
UNB-2018-0653Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Gastropoda » Vetigastropoda
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Fissurella (Bruguière, 1789)
Species: Fissurella volcano (Reeve, 1849)
Two patelliform specimens with reticulate texture. Apical hole that is slightly off-centred. Large oval aperture.
Specifications
| Object name | Fissurella volcano |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0653 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Subclass: Vetigastropoda |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Cenozoic Period: Neogene to Quaternary Epoch: Pliocene to Pleistocene Age: Late Pliocene to Early Pleistocene |
| Numeric age | 2 - 2 Mya |
| Origin | San Diego, California, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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