Astarte sp.
UNB-2017-0060Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Carditida
Family: Astartidae
Genus: Astarte (Sowerby, 1816)
Small specimen that is slightly embedded into sediment. Prominent concentric growth lines. Rounded ventral margin and triangular/rounded dorsal margin.
Specifications
| Object name | Astarte sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2017-0060 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Mesozoic Period: Triassic |
| Numeric age | 251.902 Mya |
| Origin | Unknown |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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