Planorbis sp.

UNB-2019-0756Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Gastropoda

Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Order: Heterostrapha Family: Planorbidae Genus: Planorbis (Muller, 1774) Small planispiral sinistral shell with a large rounded aperture and four whorls. Thin growth lines on the whorls.

Specifications

Object namePlanorbis sp.
IDUNB-2019-0756
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
CompositionCalcium carbonate
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Cenozoic
Period:
Neogene to Quaternary
Epoch:
Pliocene to Pleistocene
Age:
Late Pliocene to Early Pleistocene
Numeric age2 - 2 Mya
OriginPinellas County, Florida, U.S.A.
Pieces1
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 1.1cm x 0.8cm x 0.6cm

Map of Origin