7.5" Tall, Miocene Fossil Gastropod Cluster - France

These are fossil gastropods collected near Bordeaux, France. They are Early Miocene in age which makes them approximately 16-20 million years old. They have been remounted in an artificial matrix for display purposes.

The prominent members of this collection are a Buccinidae (welk), and three Charoniidae (trumpet snail). The largest shell is a trumpet snail. In addition, there are shells and fragments from a number of other marine gastropods, corals, and mollusks.