Parallelodon sp.

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia Subclass: Autobranchia Order: Arcida Family: Parallelodontidae Genus: Parallelodon (Meek and Worthen, 1866) Seven specimens with both the left and right valves preserved. Faint growth lines visible near the ventral margin and the medial portion of the valves. Rounded, elongated ventral margin towards the posterior end. Rounded/triangular dorsal margin.

Specifications

Object name	Parallelodon sp.
ID	UNB-2018-0443
Legal status	Permanent collection
Category	Fossil
Classification	Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia
Composition	Calcium carbonate
Age	Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Mesozoic Period: Triassic Subperiod: Early Triassic to Middle Triassic
Numeric age	251 - 246 Mya
Origin	Washington County, Utah, U.S.A.
Pieces	7
Partial	No
Measurements	2.5cm x 1.3cm x 0.7cm 2cm x 1.2cm x 0.8cm 2.3cm x 1.1cm x 0.6cm 1.9cm x 1.1cm x 0.6cm 1.8cm x 1cm x 0.6cm 1.8cm x 1.1cm x 0.5cm

Map of Origin

Publications

F. B. Meek and A. H. Worthen. 1866. Descriptions of invertebrates from the Carboniferous System, Illinois. Geological Survey of Illinois 2:145-411