Natica (Gastropod)

Object/Artifact

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Crater Rock Museum

Natica Fossil

Natica Fossil

Name/Title

Natica (Gastropod)

Entry/Object ID

LN2009.3.25

Description

One specimen of the predatory snail genus Natica. The shell is whole, an off-white color, in fair condition, and attached to a beige to orange-brown piece of sandstone matrix. Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Clade: Caenogastropoda Clade: Hypsogastropoda Clade: Littorinimorpha Superfamily: Naticoidea Family: Naticidae Genus: Natica

Collection

Dan & Carole Nielson Fossil Collection

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

From the private collection of Dan & Carole Nielson

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

6.25 x 5.5. Specific dimensions and units not given. Assumed length x width, in inches, for the entire specimen including matrix.

Location

Location

Room

Delmar Smith Hall

Building

Crater Rock Museum

Category

Permanent