Melanatria (Madagasikara) inquinata
UNB-2019-0916Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Gastropoda » Caenogastropoda
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Pachychilidae
Genus: Melanatria (Bowdich, 1822)
Species: Melanatria (Madagasikara) inquinata (Defrance, 1823)
Three turreted dextral specimens with four to seven whorls. Three rows of transverse spiral ornamentation on each whorl with prominent nodes on the spirals near the sutures. Circular aperture.
Specifications
| Object name | Melanatria (Madagasikara) inquinata |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2019-0916 |
| 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: Paleocene to Eocene Age: Thanetian to Ypresian |
| Numeric age | 59.2 - 56 Mya |
| Origin | Maryon Park, Charlton, London, England, United Kingdom |
| Pieces | 3 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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