Natica sp.
UNB-2019-0945Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Gastropoda » Caenogastropoda
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Naticidae
Genus: Natica (Scopoli, 1777)
Forty-six specimens of turbinate dextral shells wth three to five whorls. Large body whorl with faint growth lines and small spire composing the rest of the whorls. Large oval shaped aperture. Umbilicus is visible.
Specifications
| Object name | Natica sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2019-0945 |
| 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 | 46 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements | Too many to measure |