Chama sp.
UNB-2018-0665Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Cardiida
Family: Chamidae
Genus: Chama (Linnaeus, 1758)
Large right valve with prominent growth lines and thin, longitudinal ribs. Rounded, curved umbo. Rounded ventral margin and rounded/triangular dorsal margin. Adductor scars are visible on the interior part of the valve. Heterodont dentition.
Specifications
| Object name | Chama sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0665 |
| 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 to Priabonian |
| Numeric age | 47.8 - 37.8 Mya |
| Origin | Unknown |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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