Haliotis sp.
UNB-2019-1071Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Gastropoda » Vetigastropoda
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Haliotidae
Genus: Haliotis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Large specimen with curled whorl on the posterior end. Large oval aperture. Numerous open respiratory holes near the posterior margin that are infilled with sediment towards the anterior margin. Thin defined growth lines.
Specifications
| Object name | Haliotis sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2019-1071 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Subclass: Vetigastropoda |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Cenozoic Period: Quaternary |
| Numeric age | 2.58 Mya |
| Origin | Unknown |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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