Natica sp.

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Subclass: Caenogastropoda Family: Naticidae Genus: Natica (Scopoli, 1777) Species: Natica ambulacrum? (Cannot find classification online) Twenty-four specimens of small turbinate dextral shells with three to four whorls; One large body whorl and the other whorls making up a small spire. Thin growth lines on each whorl. Large rounded aperture.

Specifications

Object nameNatica sp.
IDUNB-2019-0931
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Subclass:
Caenogastropoda
CompositionCalcium carbonate
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Cenozoic
Period:
Paleogene
Epoch:
Eocene
Age:
Lutetian to Priabonian
Numeric age47.8 - 37.8 Mya
OriginBarton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Pieces24
PartialNo
Measurements Too many to measure

Map of Origin