Mirula plicatula
UNB-2019-0900Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Gastropoda » Caenogastropoda
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Superclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Mirula (Bruguière, 1789)
Species: Mirula plicatula (Lamarck, 1803)
Two turreted dextral specimens. One specimen has six whorls and the other specimen has four whorls. Spiral ornamentation and longitudinal ribs with nodes along the margin of whorl. Aperture is oval in appearance. The specimen with four whorls has thin, faint growth lines.
Specifications
| Object name | Mirula plicatula |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2019-0900 |
| 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: Ypresian |
| Numeric age | 56 Mya |
| Origin | Abbey Wood, Plumstead, London, England, United Kingdom |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Map of Origin
Publications
- J. B. Lamarck. 1803. Suite des mémoires sur les fossiles des environs de Paris. Annales du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle 2:163-169