Eulithidium comptum

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Subclass: Vetigastropoda Family: Phasianellidae Genus: Eulithidium (Pilsbry, 1898) Speices: Eulithidium comptum (Gould, 1855) Small turbinate dextral specimen with four whorls. Thin spiral ornamentation visible on the body whorl. Circular aperture.

Specifications

Object nameEulithidium comptum
IDUNB-2019-0998
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Subclass:
Vetigastropoda
CompositionCalcium carbonate
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Cenozoic
Period:
Neogene to Quaternary
Epoch:
Pliocene to Pleistocene
Age:
Late Pliocene to Early Pleistocene
Numeric age2 - 2 Mya
OriginSan Diego, California, U.S.A.
Pieces1
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 0.9cm x 0.5cm x 1.1cm

Map of Origin