Corbula oniscus
UNB-2018-0413Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Pholadida
Family: Corbulidae
Genus: Corbula (Bruguière, 1789)
Species: Corbula oniscus (Conrad, 1833)
Two specimens, one of the right valve and one of the left valve. Large, defined growth lines. Umbo is heavily curved and prominent posterior ridge. Rounded/straight ventral margin and triangular dorsal margin.
Specifications
| Object name | Corbula oniscus |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0413 |
| 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: Early Eocene |
| Numeric age | 47 Mya |
| Origin | Claiborne, Louisiana, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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