Cerithium (Tympanotonus) funatus
UNB-2019-0921Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Gastropoda » Caenogastropoda
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Cerithiiidae
Genus: Cerithium (Bruguière, 1789)
Subgenus: Tympanotonus (Schumacher, 1817)
Species: Cerithium (Tympanotonus) funatus
Four specimens of turreted dextral shells with prominent longitudinal ribs and faint spiral ornamentation. Rounded/squarish aperture. Apex of spire is missing.
Specifications
| Object name | Cerithium (Tympanotonus) funatus |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2019-0921 |
| 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 | Abbey Wood, Plumstead, London, England, United Kingdom |
| Pieces | 4 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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