Mangelia cf. hexagona

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Subclass: Caenogastropoda Order: Neogastropoda Family: Mangeliidae Genus: Mangelia (Fischer, 1884) Species: Mangelia hexagons (Gabb, 1865) Elongated, thin turbinate dextral shell with six whorls. Prominent longitudinal ribs. Thin, elongated oval aperture with very short siphonal.

Specifications

Object nameMangelia cf. hexagona
IDUNB-2019-0842
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Subclass:
Caenogastropoda
CompositionCalcium carbonate
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Cenozoic
Period:
Neogene
Epoch:
Pliocene
Numeric age5.333 Mya
OriginUnknown
Pieces1
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 2.3cm x 1cm x 1cm