Nuculopsis cf. beyrichi
UNB-2018-0064Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Protobranchia
Order: Nuclida
Family: Nuculidae
Genus: Nuculopsis (Girty, 1912)
Species: Nuculopsis beyrichi (von Schauroth, 1854)
Small specimen with both the right and left valves preserved. Thin growth lines are visible. Lunule and ligament region are present. Small umbo. Ventral margin is rounded/square in appearance.
Specifications
| Object name | Nuculopsis cf. beyrichi |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0064 |
| 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 | Danville, Illinois, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Map of Origin
Publications
- E. F. von Schauroth. 1854. Ein Beitrag zur Paläontologie des deutschen Zechsteingebirges. Zeitschrift der Deutschen Geologischen Gesellschaft 6:539-577