Byssoarca zebra
UNB-2018-0447Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Arcida
Family: Arcidae
Genus: Byssoarca (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species: Byssoarca zebra (Swainson, 1833)
Three specimens; Two specimens of the right valve and one specimen of the left valve. Large, coarse longitudinal ribs (~0.11 cm) and growth lines near the ventral margin. Straight ventral margin that elongates towards the posterior end. Rounded/triangular umbo. Straight, elongated dorsal margin. Prominent hinge ligament. Taxodont dentition. Specimens are encrusted with sediment and barnacles.
Specifications
| Object name | Byssoarca zebra |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0447 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Cenozoic Period: Quaternary |
| Numeric age | 2.58 Mya |
| Origin | Jamaica |
| Pieces | 3 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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