Corbula carinata
UNB-2018-0430Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Pholadida
Family: Corbulidae
Genus: Corbula (Bruguière, 1789)
Species: Corbula carinata (Dujardin, 1837)
Two specimens, with the smaller specimen being the right valve of Corbula carinata. Thin, defined growth lines and prominent posterior ridge. Curved, triangular umbo. Rounded ventral margin and triangular/rounded dorsal margin. Large specimen has more prominent growth lines and the umbo is not curved towards the interior of the valve. Circular ventral margin and triangular dorsal margin.
Specifications
| Object name | Corbula carinata |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0430 |
| 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: Miocene Age: Burdigalian |
| Numeric age | 20.44 Mya |
| Origin | Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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