Gastropods

UNB-2019-0979Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Gastropoda

Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Nine specimens in total, six are turbinate dextral shells with four to five complete whorls and the other three specimens are sub-pyriform dextral shells with three whorls; One large body whorl and the other two whorls composing a small spire. The turbinate specimens have thin spiral ornamentation that is transverse and longitudinal and most prominent on the body whorl. Oval aperture. The three sub-pyriform specimens have prominent spiral ornamentation on the body whorl with thin growth lines visible. Large oval apertures with short siphonal canals.

Specifications

Object nameGastropods
IDUNB-2019-0979
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
CompositionCalcium carbonate
OriginUnknown
Pieces9
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 1cm x 1.2cm x 1.9cm
  • 1.5cm x 1.4cm x 2.1cm
  • 1.2cm x 1.3cm x 2.2cm
  • 1.8cm x 1.5cm x 2.5cm
  • 1.7cm x 1.5cm x 2.5cm
  • 1cm x 1.1cm x 1.5cm
  • 1.5cm x 1.2cm x 2.4cm
  • 2cm x 2.1cm x 3cm
  • 1.4cm x 1.3cm x 1.8cm