Chiton sp.
UNB-2018-0575Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Polyplacophora » Neoloricata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Polyplacophora
Subclass: Neoloricata
Order: Chitonida
Family: Chitonidae
Genus: Chiton (Linnaeus, 1758)
Specimen with only five shell plates preserved. Medial plates are missing. Thin growth lines are visible on the plates.
Specifications
| Object name | Chiton sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0575 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Polyplacophora Subclass: Neoloricata |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Cenozoic Period: Quaternary |
| Numeric age | 2.58 Mya |
| Origin | West Coast North America |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Map of Origin
Publications
- C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824