Corbula idonea

UNB-2018-0406Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia

Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia Subclass: Autobranchia Order: Pholadida Family: Myoidea Genus: Corbula (Bruguière, 1789) Species: Corbula idonea (Conrad, 1833) Specimen of the right valve. Large, defined growth lines. Prominent posterior ridge. Rounded ventral margin and triangular posterior margin.

Specifications

Object nameCorbula idonea
IDUNB-2018-0406
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
CompositionCalcium carbonate
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Cenozoic
Period:
Neogene
Epoch:
Miocene to Helvetian
Numeric age16 Mya
OriginCalvert County, Maryland, U.S.A.
Pieces1
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 2.8cm x 2.5cm x 0.7cm

Map of Origin