Gastropods

UNB-2019-0765Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Gastropoda

Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Five turbinate-like dextral shells with six whorls. Large spire and short siphonal canal. Thin, long aperture. Whorls have spiral ornamentation and thin growth lines.

Specifications

Object nameGastropods
IDUNB-2019-0765
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
CompositionCalcium carbonate
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Cenozoic
Period:
Paleogene
Epoch:
Eocene
Age:
Lutetian to Priabonian
Numeric age47.8 - 37.8 Mya
OriginBarton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Pieces5
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 1.9cm x 0.8cm x 0.7cm
  • 1.6cm x 0.7cm x 0.7cm
  • 1.3cm x 0.6cm x 0.6cm
  • 1.2cm x 0.4cm x 0.4cm
  • 1.4cm x 0.7cm x 0.7cm

Map of Origin