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Description: | A well preserved complete gastropod specimen of Poleumita sp. measuring (26mm x 20mm x 10mm). The gastropod is dark grey in colour with significant pale brown micrite matrix. There are thirteen ridges running parallel to the keel around the coiled structure, further smaller ridge-like structure are present perpendicular to the keel. Parts of the outer whorl have been broken off. On the upper surface is a 4mm bryozoa (Fenestella sp.). This specimen was found in the Coalbrookdale Formation. CB
A complete fossil Poleumita sp. gastropod which is approximately 425 million years old | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/ | Publisher: | Dudley Museums Service | Rights holder: | Dudley Museums Service | Subjects: | Steven Birch Collection Geology | Temporal: | Silurian - Wenlock | Source: | Black Country History | Identifier: | http://www.blackcountryhistory.org/colle... | Go to resource |
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