1.5" Ordovician Monoplacophoran (Proplina) - Missouri

Ordovician Monoplacophoran (Proplina) - Missouri #204285

This is a 1.5" monoplacophoran (Proplina sp.) from the Ordovician aged Gasconde Formation in Missouri. The preservation is fairly nice on a cool little specimen. Monoplacophorans are univalved mollusks that bear a resemblance to limpets though are not closely related.

SPECIES

Proplina sp.

AGE

Lower Ordovician

LOCATION

Crawford County, Missouri

FORMATION

Gasconde Formation

SIZE

1.5" wide

1.5" Ordovician Monoplacophoran (Proplina) - Missouri

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