Melanopsis antediluviana
UNB-2019-0909Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Gastropoda » Caenogastropoda
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Melanopsidae
Genus: Melanopsis (Férussac, 1807)
Species: Melanopsis antediluviana (Poiret, 1801)
Thirty-two specimens of turbinate dextral shells with varying degrees of preservation. Thin growth lines are visible on the whorls. Oval aperture.
Specifications
| Object name | Melanopsis antediluviana |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2019-0909 |
| 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 | 32 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements | Container: [ 45, 15, 15 ]mm |