Crassatella sp.
UNB-2018-0418Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Carditida
Family: Crassatellidae
Genus: Crassatella (Lamarck, 1799)
Two large specimens of the right and left valves. Thin, prominent growth lines. Large, rounded umbo. Prominent posterior ridge. Rounded, elongated ventral margin and rounded/triangular dorsal margin. The smaller specimen has evidence of gastropod predation. Posterior and anterior adductor scars are visible on the interior part of the valves. Prominent, visible heterodont dentition.
Specifications
| Object name | Crassatella sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0418 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Cenozoic Period: Neogene Epoch: Pliocene Age: Early Pliocene |
| Numeric age | 5 Mya |
| Origin | Hampton, Virginia, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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