Pleurotomaria sp.

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Subclass: Orthogastropoda Order: Pleurotomariida Family: Pleurotomariidae Genus: Pleurotomaria (Defrance, 1826) Large, turbinate dextral shell with two complete whorls. Umbilicus is slightly visible and aperture is rounded but infilled with sediment. Heavily weathered specimen.

Specifications

Object namePleurotomaria sp.
IDUNB-2019-0680
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Subclass:
Vetigastropoda
CompositionCalcium carbonate
OriginUnknown
Pieces1
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 8.4cm x 6.5cm x 3cm