Terebra acuminata

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Subclass: Caenogastropoda Order: Neogastropoda Family: Terebridae Genus: Terebra (Mörch, 1852) Species: Terebra acuminata (Bruguière, 1789) Small turriform dextral specimen with eleven whorls. Thin, longitudinal ornamentation and prominent selenizone. Oval aperture and short siphonal canal.

Specifications

Object nameTerebra acuminata
IDUNB-2020-0138
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Subclass:
Caenogastropoda
CompositionCalcium carbonate
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Cenozoic
Period:
Neogene
Epoch:
Miocene
Age:
Burdigalian
Numeric age20.44 Mya
OriginFrance
Pieces1
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 0.3cm x 0.3cm x 1.4cm

Map of Origin