Physa meigsii
UNB-2019-0927Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Gastropoda
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Heterostropha
Family: Physidae
Genus: Physa (Draparnaud, 1801)
Species: Phyla meigsii (Dall, 1890)
Turbinate sinistral specimen with five whorls; One large body whorl and a small spire composed of four whorls. Thin growth lines with faint spiral ornamentation on the body whorl.
Specifications
| Object name | Physa meigsii |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2019-0927 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Cenozoic Period: Neogene to Quaternary Epoch: Pliocene to Pleistocene Age: Late Pliocene to Early Pleistocene |
| Numeric age | 2 - 2 Mya |
| Origin | Caloosahatchee River, Florida, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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