Astartella concentrica
UNB-2017-0062Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Carditida
Family: Astartidae
Genus: Astartella (Hall, 1858)
Species: Astartella concentrica (Conrad, 1842)
Specimen of the right valve with prominent concentric growth lines. Prominent ornamentation on the left side of the valve. Small umbo. Square/round ventral margin and triangular/rounded dorsal margin. Visible lunele.
Specifications
| Object name | Astartella concentrica |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2017-0062 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Carboniferous Subperiod: Pennsylvanian |
| Numeric age | 323.2 Mya |
| Origin | Wise County, Texas, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Map of Origin
Publications
- T. A. Conrad. 1842. Observations on the Silurian and Devonian systems of the United States, with descriptions of new organic remains. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 8(2):228-280