Helix sp.
UNB-2019-1088Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Gastropoda
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Helicidae
Genus: Helix (Linnaeus, 1758)
Lenticular discoid dextral specimen with three whorls; One large prominent body whorl and two small whorls composing a planispiral-like spire. Thin, defined growth lines on the whorls. Crescent/rounded aperture with large umbilicus. Callus covers portion of the umbilicus.
Specifications
| Object name | Helix sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2019-1088 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda |
| 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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