Melampus olivaceus
UNB-2019-1003Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Gastropoda
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Heterostropha
Family: Ellobiidae
Genus: Melampus (Montfort, 1810)
Species: Melampus olivaceus (Carpenter, 1857)
Bi-conical dextral specimen with large rounded body whorl and two planispiral whorls composing the spire. Poorly preserved specimen with some faint growth lines near the outer aperture. Thin elongated aperture. Portion of the body whorl is missing, columella visible.
Specifications
| Object name | Melampus olivaceus |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2019-1003 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Cenozoic Period: Neogene to Quaternary Epoch: Pliocene to Pleistocene Age: Late Pliocene to Early Pleistocene |
| Numeric age | 2 - 2 Mya |
| Origin | San Diego, California, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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