Chama lemellosa
UNB-2018-0663Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Cardiida
Family: Chamidae
Genus: Chama (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species: Chama lemellosa (Dillwyn, 1817)
Specimen of the right valve with prominent transverse rugae-like growth lines. Transverse spines/nodes are visible. Triangular umbo. Circular ventral margin and rounded dorsal margin. Adductor scars are visible on the inferior part of the valve. Heterodont dentition.
Specifications
| Object name | Chama lemellosa |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0663 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Cenozoic Period: Paleogene Epoch: Eocene Age: Lutetian |
| Numeric age | 47.8 Mya |
| Origin | Grignon, Cote-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France |
| 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