Actinopteria boydi
UNB-2018-0400Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Ostreida
Family: Perrineidae
Genus: Actinopteria (Hall, 1884)
Species: Actinopteria boydi (Conrad, 1842)
Several valves embedded on the sediment. The two largest specimens have visible growth lines.
Specifications
| Object name | Actinopteria boydi |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0400 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia |
| Composition | Shale |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Devonian Epoch: Upper Devonian |
| Numeric age | 382.7 Mya |
| Origin | Pratts Falls, New York, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Map of Origin
Publications
- J. Hall. 1884. Lamellibranchiata, I. Monomyaria of the Upper Helderberg, Hamilton, Portage and Chemung Groups . New York Geological Survey, Paleontology 5(1):1-268