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USF Paleobiology posted a new specimen. 4 years, 2 months ago
4 years, 2 months ago4 years, 2 months agoUSF Paleobiology has contributed specimen mFeM 64240 to myFOSSIL!
USF Paleobiology posted a new specimen. 4 years, 2 months ago
USF Paleobiology has contributed specimen mFeM 64240 to myFOSSIL!
@katie-collins-2 Can you confirm this ID?
That’s not a volute, it looks more like a turbinid or other trochoid thing. I’m gonna go see if I can find some info on what’s lurking in the Caloosahatchee that might fit better. Stand by! ETA: should have said this earlier but the preservation doesn’t match what I’ve seen out of the Caloosahatchee either – that preservation of colour patterning is suspiciously good for a fossil … so it might not be one!
Thank you!
Having conferred with a colleague, we think this is certainly not Calloosahatchee formation, and probably not fossil. It’s a turbinid gastropod, but neither of us is familiar enough with the modern USA fauna to ID further. I would send pics to the Florida Natural History Museum: they have the expertise to do a proper ID.
Thank you so much!
Thank you so much! Would you like me to take this specimen down or can you suggest who I should contact at FNHM for identification?
Hi @usf-paleobiology I can’t seem to reply directly to your comment! I would contact Roger Portell to start with, he would be able to tell you who to go to from there. I don’t see any reason you should take the specimen down, but definitely change the taxonomy listed so it doesn’t say Scaphella floridana: this really isn’t a Scaphella! Here’s an illustration of Scaphella floridana: https://www.nmr-pics.nl/Volutidae_new2/album/slides/PLEISTOCENE-OKEECHOBEE%20FORMATION%20Scaphella%20floridana.html