Conus sp.
UNB-2019-0754Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Gastropoda » Caenogastropoda
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Biconic dextral shell with one large body whorl and six whorls that compose the small spire. Spiral ornamentation is visible near the ventral portion of the body whorl. Aperture is long and thin.
Specifications
| Object name | Conus sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2019-0754 |
| 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: Neogene to Quaternary Epoch: Pliocene to Pleistocene Age: Late Pliocene to Early Pleistocene |
| Numeric age | 2 - 2 Mya |
| Origin | La Belle, Florida, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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