Melongena melongena
UNB-2019-0729Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Gastropoda » Caenogastropoda
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Melongenidae
Genus: Melongena (Schumacher, 1817)
Species: Melongena melongena (Linnaeus, 1758)
Large biconic dextral shell with three complete whorls. The large body whorl has three rows of short blunt spines. Visible growth lines and spiral ornamentation. Large oval aperture.
Specifications
| Object name | Melongena melongena |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2019-0729 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Subclass: Caenogastropoda |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Cenozoic Period: Quaternary |
| Numeric age | 2.58 Mya |
| Origin | Jamaica |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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