Pleuromya sp.
UNB-2018-0422Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Cardiida
Family: Anthracosiidae
Genus: Pleuromya (Wissman, 1841)
Two specimens with both the left and right valves preserved. Valves are very weathered but faint growth lines are visible near the dorsal margin. Lunule and hinge ligament are visible. Rounded umbo. Elongated ventral and dorsal margin towards the posterior end.
Specifications
| Object name | Pleuromya sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0422 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Mesozoic Period: Cretaceous |
| Numeric age | 145 Mya |
| Origin | Western Canada |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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