Murex sp.
UNB-2019-1039Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Gastropoda
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Murex (Linnaeus, 1758)
Three sub-pyriform dextral specimens with six whorls. Thin spiral ornamentation on the whorls. One specimen has prominent spines and the other two specimens have the base of the spines. Broad, faint ribs visible on the whorls. Circular aperture with long siphonal canal.
Specifications
| Object name | Murex sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2019-1039 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Origin | Unknown |
| Pieces | 3 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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