Pseudoliva fissurata

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Subclass: Caenogastropoda Order: Neogastropoda Family: Buccinidae Genus: Pseudoliva (Swainson, 1840) Species: Pseudoliva fissurata (Deshayes, 1835) Seven turbinate/bi-conical dextral specimens with four whorls; One large body whorl and three small whorls composing a flat spire. Thin growth lines visible on the body whorl. Large oval shape aperture.

Specifications

Object namePseudoliva fissurata
IDUNB-2019-0935
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:
Paleocene to Eocene
Age:
Thanetian to Ypresian
Numeric age59.2 - 56 Mya
OriginAbbey Wood, Plumstead, London, England, United Kingdom
Pieces7
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 2.5cm x 1.4cm x 1.3cm
  • 1.6cm x 1.1cm x 1cm
  • 1.6cm x 1.1cm x 1cm
  • 1cm x 0.7cm x 0.7cm
  • 1.7cm x 0.8cm x 0.8cm
  • 1.6cm x 1cm x 1cm
  • 1.6cm x 0.9cm x 0.9cm

Map of Origin