Corbula perangulata

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia Subclass: Autobranchia Order: Pholadida Family: Corbulidae Genus: Corbula (Bruguière, 1789) Species: Corbula perangulata (Whiteaves, 1885) Specimen with both the left and right valves preserved. Thin growth lines are visible but weathered near the dorsal margin. Lunule and hinge line are visible. Rounded, elongated ventral margin and rounded dorsal margin.

Specifications

Object nameCorbula perangulata
IDUNB-2018-0415
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
CompositionCalcium carbonate
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Mesozoic
Period:
Cretaceous
Epoch:
Upper Cretaceous
Age:
Campanian
Numeric age83.6 Mya
OriginBelly River, Alberta, Canada
Pieces1
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 3.5cm x 2.2cm x 1.3cm

Map of Origin