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IPSMG:R.1933.119.B32

Ipswich Collections

boxstone, fossil, Gastropod, mollusca, shell

One complete boxstone, in three parts, containing the imprint of a gastropod shell and a loose fragment of its infill cast. A plaster cast of the fossil is also present.Figured boxstone showing a shell of the gastropod Voluta (Pyrgomitra) fusus

933-119B.32 ; 933-119B32 ; Voluta(pyrgomitra) fusus Phil. Geo Mag 1918 Pl. IV f.10

sandstone, carbonate fluorapatite, calcite, phosphorite, plaster

infill cast fragment depth: 33.00 mm
infill cast fragment width: 22.00 mm
infill cast fragment height: 19.00 mm
with imprint depth: 89.00 mm
with imprint width: 56.00 mm
with imprint height: 31.00 mm
with imprint (originally in 5 pieces) depth: 98.00 mm
with imprint (originally in 5 pieces) width: 76.00 mm
with imprint (originally in 5 pieces) height: 49.00 mm
plaster cast depth: 97.00 mm
plaster cast width: 75.00 mm
plaster cast height: 27.00 mm

Voluta (Pyrgomitra) fusus (Volute)

Stratigraphy Period: Neogene
Epoch: Plio-Pleistocene
Epoch: Miocene