Ensis ensiformis
UNB-2018-0403Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Solenida
Family: Pharidae
Genus: Ensis (Schumacher, 1817)
Species: Ensis ensiformis (Conrad, 1843)
Long, thin specimen of the left valve. Thin growth lines are visible. Slight curvature near the ventral margin. Specimen is missing a small portion on the margin of the valve.
Specifications
| Object name | Ensis ensiformis |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0403 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Cenozoic Period: Neogene Epoch: Pliocene Age: Early Pliocene |
| Numeric age | 5 Mya |
| Origin | Hampton, Virginia, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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