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Strombus alatus Gastropod fossil

 

Caloosahatchee Formation, Sarasota, Florida, USA
TIME PERIOD: Pliocene Era (5.333 million to 2.58 million years)
Strombus alatus, common name the "Florida fighting conch" is a species of medium-sized warm-water sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs. The shell can be as large as 112 millimetres (4.4 in).
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Strombidae
Genus: Strombus
Species: alatus

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  • Taken with Canon Canon PowerShot SX120 IS
  • Focal Length 6 mm
  • Exposure Time 1/60
  • f Aperture f/2.8
  • ISO Speed 80
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