Unio sp.
UNB-2018-0674Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Unio (Philipsson, 1788)
Fifteen specimens; Five specimens of the right valve and six specimens of the left valve and four fragments of a valve. Many of the valves are broken, only a few are intact. Thin growth lines are visible. Adductor scars are visible on the interior part of the valves. Rounded, small umbo. Rounded, elongated ventral margin and rounded/triangular elongated dorsal margin. Posterior ridge is visible. Schizodont dentition.
Specifications
| Object name | Unio sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0674 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Cenozoic Period: Quaternary |
| Numeric age | 2.58 Mya |
| Origin | Fossil Brook, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Pieces | 15 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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