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2.3" Pliocene Gastropod (Fusinus) Fossil - Florida
This is a fossil gastropod of the species Fusinus caloosaensis that was collected from the Pliocene age Pincecrest Formation of Sarasota County, Florida. It is 2.3" long.
Gastropods, or snails, have been around since the Late Cambrian period. The class Gastropoda contains a vast total of named species, second only to the insects in overall number. There are 611 known families of gastropods, of which 202 families are extinct and appear only in the fossil record.
SPECIES
Fusinus caloosaensis
AGE
LOCATION
Sarasota County, Florida
FORMATION
Pinecrest Formation
SIZE
2.3" long
CATEGORY
ITEM
#148562
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