Corbula pyriformis
UNB-2018-0426Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Pholadida
Family: Corbuildae
Genus: Corbula (Bruguière, 1789)
Species: Corbula pyriformis (Meek)
Two specimens with both the left and right valves preserved. Medium growth lines. Prominent lunule and hinge ligament. Triangular umbo. Rounded, elongated ventral margin and triangular/rounded dorsal margin. Specimens are slightly encrusted with sediment.
Specifications
| Object name | Corbula pyriformis |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0426 |
| 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 Epoch: Upper Cretaceous Age: Cenomanian |
| Numeric age | 100.5 Mya |
| Origin | Uinta County, Wyoming, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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