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, prominent growth lines. Lunule and hinge ligament preserved. Rounded umbo. Rounded, elongated ventral margin and triangular/rounded dorsal margin.

Specifications

Object nameCorbula perangulata
IDUNB-2018-0424
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
  • 4cm x 2.5cm x 1.6cm

Map of Origin