Vermicularia sp.

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Subclass: Caenogastropoda Family: Turritellidae Genus: Vermicularia (Lamarck, 1799) Turreted dextral specimen with elongation on the first few whorls . Two rows of transverse spiral ornamentation along each whorl. Rounded aperture.

Specifications

Object nameVermicularia sp.
IDUNB-2019-0851
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Subclass:
Caenogastropoda
CompositionCalcium carbonate
OriginUnknown
Pieces1
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 6cm x 1.4cm x 1.3cm

Publications

  • J.-B. Lamarck. 1799. Prodrome d’une nouvelle classification des coquilles, comprenant une rédaction appropriée des caractères génériques, et l’établissement d’un grand nombre de genres nouveaux. Mémoires de la Société d’Histoire Naturelle de Paris 1:63-91