Cypraea sp.
UNB-2018-0761Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Gastropoda » Caenogastropoda
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Superorder: Latrogastropoda
Family: Cypraeidae
Genus: Cypraea (Linnaeus, 1758)
Small ovate specimen with thin aperture. Labial and columellar teeth are visible. Faint growth lines are visible on the whorl.
Specifications
| Object name | Cypraea sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0761 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Subclass: Caenogastropoda |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Origin | Unknown |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Publications
- C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824