Nassarius (Tritiaria) peralta
UNB-2019-1031Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Gastropoda » Caenogastropoda
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Nassariidae
Genus: Nassarius (Duméril, 1806)
Subgenus: Tritiaria (Conrad, 1865)
Species: Nassarius (Tritiaria) peralta (Conrad, 1868)
Small elongated turbinate dextral specimens with five to six whorls. Thin, faint spiral ornamentation with prominent ribs on the whorls. Oval aperture. One specimen has evidence of predation on the second whorl.
Specifications
| Object name | Nassarius (Tritiaria) peralta |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2019-1031 |
| 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: Neogene Epoch: Miocene |
| Numeric age | 23.03 Mya |
| Origin | Maryland, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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