Athleta (Volutospina) luctator
UNB-2019-0934Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Gastropoda » Caenogastropoda
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Family: Volutidae
Genus: Athleta (Conrad, 1853)
Subgenus: Volutospina (Newton, 1906)
Species: Athleta (Volutospina) luctator (Sowerby, 1823)
Twenty-four turreted dextral specimens with numerous of whorls. Thin, prominent spiral ornamentation. Circular aperture.
Specifications
| Object name | Athleta (Volutospina) luctator |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2019-0934 |
| 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: Eocene Age: Lutetian to Priabonian |
| Numeric age | 47.8 - 37.8 Mya |
| Origin | Barton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Pieces | 24 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements | Too many to measure |