Marginella bifidoplicata

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Subclass: Caenogastropoda Order: Neogastropoda Family: Marginellidae Genus: Marginella (Lamarck, 1799) Species: Marginella bifidoplicata (Edwards, 1854) Three small elongated turbinate dextral specimens with four whorls. Thin ribs and spiral ornamentation. Thin, oval shape aperture.

Specifications

Object nameMarginella bifidoplicata
IDUNB-2019-0938
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
Pieces3
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 0.6cm x 0.3cm x 0.3cm
  • 0.4cm x 0.2cm x 0.2cm
  • 0.5cm x 0.3cm x 0.2cm

Map of Origin