Aptyxiella portlandica
UNB-2019-0647Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Gastropoda » Orthogastropoda
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Orthogastropoda
Family: Nerinellidae
Genus: Aptyxiella (Fischer, 1885)
Species: Aptyxiella portlandica (Sowerby)
Spiral turriform dextral shell. Three whorls preserved with prominent suture. Aperture is oval infilled with sediment.
Specifications
| Object name | Aptyxiella portlandica |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2019-0647 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Subclass: Orthogastropoda |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Mesozoic Period: Jurassic Epoch: Upper Jurassic Age: Tithonian |
| Numeric age | 152 Mya |
| Origin | Portland Hill, Dorset, England, United Kingdom |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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