Corbula sp.
UNB-2018-0411Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Pholadida
Family: Corbulidae
Genus: Corbula (Bruguière, 1789)
Small specimen of the left valve. Thin, prominent growth lines and posterior ridge. Rounded umbo. Elongated, rounded ventral margin and triangular/rounded dorsal margin. Desmodont dentition.
Specifications
| Object name | Corbula sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0411 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Cenozoic Period: Paleogene Epoch: Eocene Age: Lutetian to Priabonian |
| Numeric age | 47.8 - 37.8 Mya |
| Origin | Barton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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