Lightning Whelk Shell | Busycon contrarium

Shell
11"/28cm in length
6.6"/17cm wide


Acrylic Base
9"/23cm long
4.5"/11.5cm wide
1.3"/3cm hieght


Weight
Base 781g
Shell 2.059Kg

Description

Exceptional Fossilized Gastropod; Busycon Shell, commonly named Lightning Welk/Whelk, on Acrylic Base.

Condition Report

The Exterior Shell is Highly preserved, with the Apex intact, with beautiful whorl-ling to the spire and body.

The Aperture is full of other Fossilized Crustacea/gastropods, beautifully positioned and exposed; decoratively appealing, truly unique specimen in exceptional condition.

Genus

Suspected genus;Busycon contrarium sp.

Family

Melonginidae

Other Nomenclature

Fossilized Crustacea, Fossilised Crustacea, Molluscs, Lightning Welk Shells, Lightning Whelk Shells, gastropods, gastropods, Conch Shell, Pliocene Shell, Paleogene Shell, Cenozoic Shell, Fossil Sea Snail, Fossilized Sea Snail, marine gastropod mollusk,

Location

Pinecrest Beds; Tamiami Formation, Southwestern Florida, USA

Geological Age

Cenozoic Era, Tertiary Sub-period, Paleogene Period; Paleocene Epoch, around 65-55 million years ago