Drillia sigmoidea
UNB-2019-0790Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Gastropoda » Caenogastropoda
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Drillia (Gray, 1838)
Species: Drillia sigmoidea (Bronn, 1828)
Three thin turbinate dextral specimens with five to six whorls. Appears to be two different species, with the smallest one being Drillia sigmoidea. The smaller specimen has prominent ribs with thin aperture and short siphonal canal. The larger specimen has more thin, prominent ribs with spiral ornamentation.
Specifications
| Object name | Drillia sigmoidea |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2019-0790 |
| 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 Epoch: Pliocene |
| Numeric age | 5.333 Mya |
| Origin | Guana, Italy |
| Pieces | 3 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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