Lophospira bowdeni

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Subclass: Orthogastropoda Order: Murchisoniia Family: Lophospiridae Genus: Paupospira (Wagner, 1999) Species: Lophospira bowdeni (Safford, 1869) Two elongated trochoidal dextral specimens, labeled a to b, with one specimen embedded into the sediment. The individual specimen has four rounded whorls with a missing apex of the spire. The individual specimen has a large gap between each suture that is infilled with sediment. Aperture appears circular but is infilled with sediment. This specimen is slightly flattened and distorted from preservation. The other specimen embedded into the sediment has three rounded whorls preserved with the apex of the spire missing. Large gap between each sutures.

Specifications

Object nameLophospira bowdeni
IDUNB-2019-1034
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
CompositionLimestone, Calcium carbonate
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Paleozoic
Period:
Late Ordovician to Ordovician
Epoch:
Cincinnatian
Numeric age451 Mya
OriginClarksville, Ohio, U.S.A.
Pieces2
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 2.4cm x 2.1cm x 2.4cm
  • 3cm x 4.2cm x 6.7cm

Map of Origin