Athleta (Volutospina) luctator
UNB-2019-0889Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Gastropoda » Caenogastropoda
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Volutidae
Genus: Athleta (Conrad, 1853)
Subgenus: Athlete (Volutospina) (Newton, 1906)
Species: Athleta (Volutospina) luctator (Sowerby, 1823)
Turbinate dextral specimen that has been cut in half. Four whorls with prominent ribs and spiral ornamentation. Slight nodes nears the margin of each whorl. Columella and three chambers are visible.
Specifications
| Object name | Athleta (Volutospina) luctator |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2019-0889 |
| 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: Paleogene Epoch: Eocene Age: Lutetian to Priabonian |
| Numeric age | 47.8 - 37.8 Mya |
| Origin | Barton, Hants, England, United Kingdom |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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