Yoldia sp.
UNB-2018-0451Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Protobranchia
Order: Nuculanida
Family: Yoldiidae
Genus: Yoldia (Möller, 1842)
Two small specimens; One specimen of the right valve and one specimen of both the left and right valves preserved. No visible growth lines. Small, fairly centred umbo. Rounded, elongated ventral margin. Straight/triangular dorsal margin. Taxodont dentition visible on the specimen of only the right valve.
Specifications
| Object name | Yoldia sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0451 |
| 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: Pliocene Age: Early Pliocene |
| Numeric age | 5 Mya |
| Origin | Hampton, Virginia, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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