Trochus sp.
UNB-2019-1095Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Gastropoda » Vetigastropoda
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Trochus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Trochoidal dextral specimen with five whorls, apex of spire missing. Base of first whorl is relatively flat. Large, prominent ribs on each whorl and spiral ornamentation on the base of the first whorl. Small rounded aperture, slight inductura on inner lip.
Specifications
| Object name | Trochus sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2019-1095 |
| 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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