Virtual Collection: Class Gastropoda

This virtual collection was last curated by Jonathan Hendricks on April 8, 2019.  Creative Commons License Each model is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Unless otherwise indicated, each model was created by Emily Hauf using specimens at the Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, New York.

An associated chapter about the Class Gastropoda is now available on the Digital Encyclopedia of Ancient Life.

Major morphological features of gastropod shells (annotated model)

Gastropod: Naticarius plicatella (PRI 70745) by Digital Atlas of Ancient Life on Sketchfab

Fossil specimen of the gastropod Naticarius plicatella from the Pliocene Pinecrest Beds of Sarasota County, Florida (PRI 70745). Specimen is from the collections of the Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, New York (PRI 70745). Length of specimen is approximately 3.5 cm. Note that operculum (trap door) is remarkably preserved in situ.

Major groups and diversity of gastropods

Subclass Caenogastropoda

3D models of Turritella and Busycon shells

Subclass Vetigastropoda

3D models of three different types of Vetigastropoda, including abalone, key hole limpet, and slit shell

Subclass Patellogastropoda

3D models of two limpets

Paleozoic Gastropoda

3D models of three different types of Paleozoic gastropods