Platyceras sp.?

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Subclass: Eogastropoda Order: Euomphalina Family: Platyceratidae Genus: Platyceras (Conrad, 1840) Conical specimen embedded into the sediment with two visible whorls. Umbilicus is encrusted with sediment and slightly weathered.

Specifications

Object namePlatyceras sp.?
IDUNB-2020-0204
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Subclass:
Eogastropoda
CompositionLimestone
OriginUnknown
Pieces1
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 1.8cm x 2.3cm x 2cm

Publications

  • T. A. Conrad. 1840. Third annual report on the palaeontological department of the survey. New York Geological Survey, Annual Report 4(1):199-207