Gastropod

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Subclass: Caenogastropoda Fusiform dextral specimen with six whorls. Thin, spiral transverse ornamentation and longitudinal ribs on the whorls. Long siphonal canal and thin, oval aperture that is infilled with sediment.

Specifications

Object nameGastropod
IDUNB-2020-0137
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
CompositionCalcium carbonate
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Mesozoic
Period:
Cretaceous
Epoch:
Upper Cretaceous
Age:
Maastrichtian
Numeric age72.1 Mya
OriginNew Castle County, Delaware, U.S.A.
Pieces1
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 1.8cm x 0.7cm x 0.7cm

Map of Origin