Pleurotomaria sp.

UNB-2019-0968Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Gastropoda » Vetigastropoda

Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Subclass: Vetigastropoda Family: Pleurotomariidae Genus: Pleurotomaria (Defrance, 1826) One trochoidal-like dextral specimen with two whorls preserved; One large body whorl and the other whorl part of the spire. Body whorl has nodes along the margin near the suture. Transverse and longitudinal ornamentation near the aperture of the whorl. Poorly preserved specimen, encrusted with sediment.

Specifications

Object namePleurotomaria sp.
IDUNB-2019-0968
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Subclass:
Vetigastropoda
CompositionCalcium carbonate
OriginUnknown
Pieces1
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 3cm x 4.5cm x 4.1cm