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Tag: Shells

Oliva carolinensis (specimens 16-17)

Olive snail shells (O. carolinensis) from the Pliocene epoch

Animalia, Caenogastropoda, Cenozoic, duplin formation, Eukarya, Fossils, Gastropoda, Hypsogastropoda, kirby sand pits, Mollusca, Neogastropoda, Neogene, North America, O carolinensis, Oliva, olive snails, Olividae, Olivinae, Olivoidea, Phanerozoic, pliocene, Shells, Snails, south carolina, USA

Cymatosyrinx sp. (specimen 14)

Sea snail shell (Cymatosyrinx sp.) from the Pliocene epoch

Animalia, Caenogastropoda, Cenozoic, Conoidea, Cymatosyrinx, Cymatosyrinx sp, Drillidae, duplin formation, Eukarya, Fossils, Gastropoda, Hypsogastropoda, kirby sand pits, Mollusca, Neogastropoda, Neogene, North America, Phanerozoic, pliocene, sea snails, Shells, Snails, south carolina, USA

Crepidula sp. (specimen 13)

Slipper snail shell (Crepidula sp.) from the Pliocene epoch

Animalia, Caenogastropoda, Calyptraeidae, Calyptraeoidea, Cenozoic, Crepidula, Crepidula sp, duplin formation, Eukarya, Fossils, Gastropoda, Hypsogastropoda, kirby sand pits, Littorinimorpha, Mollusca, Neogene, North America, Phanerozoic, pliocene, Shells, slipper snails, Snails, south carolina, USA

Busycon carica (specimen 12)

Knobbed whelk shell (B. carica) from the Pliocene epoch

Animalia, B carica, Buccinidae, Buccinoidea, Busycon, Busyconinae, Caenogastropoda, Cenozoic, duplin formation, Eukarya, Fossils, Gastropoda, Hypsogastropoda, kirby sand pits, knobbed whelk, Mollusca, Neogastropoda, Neogene, North America, Phanerozoic, pliocene, Shells, Snails, south carolina, USA, whelks

Busycon contrarium (specimen 11)

Extinct busycon whelk shell (B. contrarium) from the Pliocene epoch

Animalia, B contrarium, Buccinidae, Buccinoidea, Busycon, Caenogastropoda, Cenozoic, duplin formation, Eukarya, Fossils, Gastropoda, Hypsogastropoda, kirby sand pits, Mollusca, Neogastropoda, Neogene, North America, Phanerozoic, pliocene, Shells, Snails, south carolina, USA, whelks

Architectonica sp. (specimen 10)

Sundial snail shell (Architectonica sp.) from the Pliocene epoch

Animalia, Architectonica, Architectonica sp, Architectonicidae, Architectonicoidea, Cenozoic, duplin formation, Eukarya, Fossils, Gastropoda, heterobranchia, kirby sand pits, Mollusca, Neogene, North America, Phanerozoic, pliocene, Shells, Snails, south carolina, USA

Turritella sp. (specimens 07-09)

Tower snail shells (Turritella sp.) from the Miocene epoch

Animalia, Aurora Fossil Park, Caenogastropoda, Cenozoic, Cerithioidea, Chesapeake Group, Eukarya, Fossils, Gastropoda, Miocene, Mollusca, Neogene, North America, North Carolina, Phanerozoic, Shells, Snails, Sorbeoconcha, tower snails, Turritella, Turritellidae, Turritellinae, USA, Yorktown Formation

Urosalpinx sp. (specimens 03-06)

Drill snail shells (Urosalpinx sp.) from the Miocene epoch

Animalia, Aurora Fossil Park, Caenogastropoda, Cenozoic, Chesapeake Group, drill snails, Eukarya, Fossils, Gastropoda, Hypsogastropoda, Miocene, Mollusca, muricidae, Muricoidea, Neogastropoda, Neogene, North America, North Carolina, Ocenebrinae, Phanerozoic, Shells, Snails, Urosalpinx, USA, Yorktown Formation

Busycon contrarium (specimen 02)

Extinct busycon whelk shell (B. contrarium) from the Miocene epoch

Animalia, Aurora Fossil Park, B contrarium, Buccinidae, Buccinoidea, Busycon, Caenogastropoda, Cenozoic, Chesapeake Group, Eukarya, Fossils, Gastropoda, Hypsogastropoda, Miocene, Mollusca, Neogastropoda, Neogene, North America, North Carolina, Phanerozoic, Shells, Snails, USA, whelks, Yorktown Formation

Urosalpinx cinerea (specimen 01)

Atlantic oyster drill shell (U. cinerea) from the Miocene epoch

Animalia, Atlantic Oyster Drill, Aurora Fossil Park, Caenogastropoda, Cenozoic, Chesapeake Group, Eukarya, Fossils, Gastropoda, Hypsogastropoda, Miocene, Mollusca, muricidae, Muricoidea, Neogastropoda, Neogene, North America, North Carolina, Ocenebrinae, Phanerozoic, Shells, Snails, U cinerea, Urosalpinx, USA, Yorktown Formation

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