Marmolatella ampliata
UNB-2020-0131Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Gastropoda » Neritimorpha
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Neritimorpha
Order: Neritoina
Family: Delphinulopsidae
Genus: Marmolatella (Kittl, 1894)
Species: Marmolatella ampliata (Phillips, 1836)
Partial conical specimen embedded into the sediment. The apex of spire is visible and is composed of two whorls. Aperture and large part of the anterior part of the shell are missing.
*Collected on 1958-08-01.
Specifications
| Object name | Marmolatella ampliata |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2020-0131 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Subclass: Neritimorpha |
| Composition | Limestone |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Carboniferous Subperiod: Mississipian Epoch: Middle Mississipian Age: Visean |
| Numeric age | 346.7 Mya |
| Origin | Windy Knoll Quarry, Castleton, England, United Kingdom |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Map of Origin
Publications
- J. Phillips. 1836. Illustrations of the Geology of Yorkshire; or, a description of the strata and organic remains; accompanied by a geological map, sections and diagrams, and figures of the fossils
- E. Kittl. 1894. Die Gastropoden der Schichten von St. Cassian der südalpinen Trias. III. Theil. Annalen des Kaiserlich-Königlischen Naturhistorischen Hofmuseums 9:143-277