Bicorbula idonea

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia Subclass: Autobranchia Order: Pholadida Family: Corbulidae Genus: Bicorbula (Fischer, 1887) Species: Bicorbula idonea (Conrad, 1833) Specimen of the right valve. Thin, prominent growth lines. Triangular umbo. Anterior adductor scar is visible. Rounded ventral margin and triangular dorsal margin.

Specifications

Object nameBicorbula idonea
IDUNB-2018-0435
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
CompositionCalcium carbonate
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Cenozoic
Period:
Neogene
Epoch:
Miocene to Helvetian
Numeric age16 Mya
OriginCalvert County, Maryland, U.S.A.
Pieces1
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 3cm x 2.1cm x 0.5cm

Map of Origin