Fossilized Marine Gastropod (probable Natica)

Name/Title

Fossilized Marine Gastropod (probable Natica)

Description

Marine Gastropod (probable Natica) Family Naticidae Early–Late Cretaceous Edwards Group Limestone Guadalupe River region, Central Texas, USA A worn fossil shell of a moon snail, a predatory marine gastropod common in shallow tropical seas of the Cretaceous. Moon snails possessed thick, globose shells with low spiral coiling and are frequently preserved as limestone casts in central Texas.

Create Date

August 3, 2025

Update Date

September 12, 2026