Buccinum cyancum
UNB-2019-0976Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Gastropoda » Caenogastropoda
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Buccinidae
Genus: Buccinum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species: Buccinum cyancum (Bruguière, 1789)
Turbinate dextral specimen with six complete whorls and a partial seventh whorl. Thin, prominent longitudinal ribs and slight faint growth rings visible on the first whorl. Large oval shape aperture with short siphonal canal. Second whorl is partially broken showing the columella.
Specifications
| Object name | Buccinum cyancum |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2019-0976 |
| 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: Quaternary |
| Numeric age | 2.58 Mya |
| Origin | Riviere-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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