This virtual collection was last curated by Jaleigh Pier on August 16, 2019. 
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.
Subclass Vetigastropoda
Learn more about Vetigastropoda on the DEAL.
Order Lepetellida
Family Fissurellidae: Keyhole limpets
Keyhole limpets (Fissurellidae) have a hole at the top of their cap-like shell. Their name comes from the shape of this hole.
Fossil specimen of the keyhole limpet Diodora carolinensis from the Pleistocene Caloosahatchee Formation of Hendry County, Florida (PRI 76780). Specimen is from the collections of the Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, New York. Length of specimen approximately 4.5 cm.
Fossil specimen of the keyhole limpet gastropod Diodora sp. from the Pliocene Yorktown Formation of Petersburg, Virginia (PRI 76791). Specimen is from the collections of the Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, New York. Length of specimen is approximately 3.5 cm.
Family Haliotidae: Abalones
Modern specimen of the abalone gastropod Haliotis rufescens from California (PRI 70105). Specimen is from the collections of the Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, New York. Longest dimension of specimen is approximately 16.5 cm.
Order Pleurotomariida: Slit Snails
Family Pleurotomariidae
Modern specimen of the gastropod “slit shell” Bayerotrochus teramachii from Taiwan (PRI 70103). Specimen is from the collections of the Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, New York. Maximum diameter of specimen is approximately 10.5 cm.
Fossil specimen of the gastropod Amberleya spinigera from the Cretaceous Lopez de Bertodano Formation of Seymour Island, Antarctica (PRI 58619). Specimen is from the collections of the Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, New York. Length of specimen is approximately 8 cm.
Fossil specimen of the gastropod Pleurotomaria larseniana from the Cretaceous of Seymour Island, Antarctica (PRI 61164). Specimen is from the collections of the Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, New York. Maximum diameter of specimen is approximately 9.5 cm.
Fossil shell of the snail Leptomaria sp. from the Cretaceous Lopez de Bertodano Fm. of Seymour Island, Antarctica. Specimen is from the research collections of the Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, New York. Length of shell is approximately 5.5 cm.
Fossil specimen of the slit shell snail Pleurotomaria sp. from the Jurassic Inferior Oolite of England (PRI 78776). Preservation is an interior mold. Specimen is from the research collections of the Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, New York. Maximum diameter of specimen is approximately 8.5 cm.
Order Seguenziida
Family Eucyclidae
Fossil specimen of the gastropod Amberleya spinigera from the Cretaceous Lopez de Bertodano Formation of Seymour Island, Antarctica (PRI 58619). Specimen is from the collections of the Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, New York. Length of specimen is approximately 8 cm.