Spisula subtruncata

UNB-2018-0409Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia

Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia Subclass: Autobranchia Order: Cardiida Family: Mactridae Genus: Spisula (Gray, 1837) Species: Spisula subtruncata (da Costa, 1778) Five specimens; Three specimens are fragments and two are specimens of the right valve. Thin growth lines. Small umbo. Rounded ventral margin and triangular dorsal margin.

Specifications

Object nameSpisula subtruncata
IDUNB-2018-0409
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 Middle Miocene
Numeric age16 Mya
OriginIndre et Loire, France
Pieces5
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 0.4cm x 0.2cm x 0.1cm
  • 0.8cm x 0.4cm x 0.1cm
  • 0.8cm x 0.6cm x 0.1cm
  • 0.7cm x 0.9cm x 0.1cm
  • 0.7cm x 0.5cm x 0.1cm

Map of Origin