Gastropod

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Subclass: Caenogastropoda Small lenticular discoid dextral specimen with only one whorl preserved. Thin growth lines. Small umbilicus. *Collected in August, 1958.

Specifications

Object nameGastropod
IDUNB-2020-0170
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
CompositionCalcium carbonate
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Paleozoic
Period:
Carboniferous
Subperiod:
Mississipian
Epoch:
Middle Mississipian
Age:
Visean
Numeric age346.7 Mya
OriginOdin Mine, Castleton, England, United Kingdom
Pieces1
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 0.6cm x 0.7cm x 0.8cm

Map of Origin