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Saturday, August 6, 2011

Protosurcia gabbi


The gastropod Protosurcia gabbi lived in the Eocene.  Specimen found in the Stone City Formation (aka Whiskey Bridge) of Brazos River, near Bryan, Texas.

Thanks to Dave M. for the specimens.






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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousOctober 5, 2011 at 5:39 AM

    Hello I was wondering if you could tell me the full classification of this species please, I'm using it for a fossil project.
    Thank you very much!

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  2. Michael PoppOctober 8, 2011 at 8:07 PM

    Thanks for the comment. After researching this fossil I found out its name is listed incorrectly. Instead of Protosurcia gabbi it should be Protosurcula gabbii.

    As for its classification,

    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Mollusca
    Class: Gastropoda
    Order: Neogastropoda
    Family: Turridae
    Genus: Protosurcula
    Species: gabbii

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  3. AnonymousOctober 10, 2011 at 12:18 AM

    Thank you very much Mike, been a great help!

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