Lentidium (Ajanssenium) turonense

UNB-2018-0428Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia

Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia Subclass: Autobranchia Order: Pholadida Family: Corbulidae Genus: Lentidium (Cristofori, 1832) Subgenus: Lentidium (Ajanssenium) (Kadolsky, 1989) Species: Lentidium (Ajanssenium) turonense (Cossmann and Peyrot, 1914) Three small specimens of the left valve. Faint growth lines and posterior ridge. Rounded/straight, ventral margin and rounded/triangular dorsal margin. Desmodont dentition visible.

Specifications

Object nameLentidium (Ajanssenium) turonense
IDUNB-2018-0428
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
CompositionCalcium carbonate
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Cenozoic
Period:
Neogene
Epoch:
Miocene
Age:
Vindobonien
Numeric age15 Mya
OriginIndre et Loire, France
Pieces3
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 0.9cm x 0.6cm x 0.1cm
  • 0.8cm x 0.4cm x 0.1cm
  • 0.5cm x 0.8cm x 0.1cm

Map of Origin