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Species |
Strombus Bubonius |
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Geological Period |
Middle Pleistocene ≈ 0.12 -0.78 ma |
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Origin |
Erfoud, Morocco |
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Size |
5.0 - 6.0cm |
Nice pieces of Strombus Bubonius.
Strombus is a genus of warm-water marine snails that lived on detrital or coral bottoms. About 50 living species of Strombus are known, ranging in size from small to very large. It is characterized by having a thickened and more or less expanded labrum, with notches at both ends and a notch near the lower end.
In the geological past, a much larger number of Strombus species existed. Fossils of species in this genus have been found throughout the world in Cretaceous to Quaternary sediments, this was found in uplifted marine deposits of middle Pleistocene age.
The piece you receive may differ slightly from the photo shown, as the fossils are natural and no piece is identical. The size is approximate.