Natica sp.

UNB-2019-0933Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Gastropoda » Caenogastropoda

Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Subclass: Caenogastropoda Family: Naticidae Genus: Natica (Scopoli, 1777) Species: Natica ambulacrum (Classification cannot be found online) Seven different sizes of turbinate dextral specimens with four to five whorls; One large body whorl and the other four whorls composing a small spire. Thin growth lines and rounded large aperture. Umbilicus is visible.

Specifications

Object nameNatica sp.
IDUNB-2019-0933
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
Pieces7
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 1.1cm x 0.9cm x 0.8cm
  • 0.9cm x 0.7cm x 0.6cm
  • 0.7cm x 0.6cm x 0.5cm
  • 0.4cm x 0.3cm x 0.3cm
  • 0.5cm x 0.4cm x 0.4cm
  • 0.5cm x 0.4cm x 0.4cm
  • 0.7cm x 0.5cm x 0.5cm

Map of Origin