Viviparus raynoldsanus

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Subclass: Caenogastropoda Family: Viviparidae Genus: Viviparus (Montfort, 1810) Species: Viviparus raynoldsanus (Meek & Hayden, 1861) Specimen with a turbinate dextral shell. Six whorls with prominent frilled varices. Growth lines and spiral ornamentation are visible. Oval aperture. Siphonal canal is short.

Specifications

Object nameViviparus raynoldsanus
IDUNB-2019-0661
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Subclass:
Caenogastropoda
CompositionCalcium carbonate
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Mesozoic
Period:
Cretaceous
Epoch:
Upper Cretaceous
Numeric age100.5 Mya
OriginWestern North America
Pieces1
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 4.7cm x 2.9cm x 2.5cm