Naticidae sp. (specimens 19-23)

Specimen Name: Naticidae sp.
Common Name: Moon snails
Specimen Code: 03GAST00019-23
Acquisition Method: Hand collected (October 2010)

Locale: Kirby Sand Pits, Timmonsville, South Carolina, USA
Formation: Duplin Formation
Geologic Time Period: Pliocene Epoch

Taxonomy:
Eukarya – Animalia – Mollusca – Gastropoda – Caenogastropoda – Hypsogastropoda – Littorinimorpha – Naticidae

Description of Each Specimen:

• Specimen 19: Med-sized brown shell, spirals to the left; slight greenish tinge along front bottom edges and crack near the opening – opens to the right
• Specimen 20: Med-sized white shell with greenish mottling and cracks along the spiral sutures, spirals to the left – opens to the right
• Specimen 21: Small beige shell, spirals to the left, some worn off enamel near the opening – opens to the right
• Specimen 22: Small, perfectly smooth shell, spirals to the left, but is worn down – opens to the right
• Specimen 23: Small, brown shell with a pronounced spiral to the left and white underside – opens to the right

Measurements of Each Specimen:

• Specimen 19: 39mm x 30mm x 21mm
• Specimen 20: 33mm x 29mm x 21mm
• Specimen 21: 28mm x 28mm x 17mm
• Specimen 22: 17mm x 12mm x 19mm
• Specimen 23: 15mm x 12mm x 9mm