Inoceramus barabini
UNB-2018-0478Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Myalinida
Family: Inoceramidae
Genus: Inoceramus (Sowerby, 1814)
Species: Inoceramus barabini (Morton)
Large, oval shaped specimen with both the right and left valves preserved. Left valve has large, coarse growth lines but the right valve is weathered and shows no growth lines. Circular ventral margin and rounded/triangular dorsal margin.
Specifications
| Object name | Inoceramus barabini |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0478 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Mesozoic Period: Cretaceous Epoch: Upper Cretaceous Age: Campanian to Maastrichtian |
| Numeric age | 83.6 - 72.1 Mya |
| Origin | Newcastle, Wyoming, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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