Arctica ovata
UNB-2018-0675Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Cardiida
Family: Arcticidae
Genus: Arctica (Schumacher, 1817)
Species: Arctica ovata
Large specimen with both the right and left valves preserved. Thin, prominent growth lines. Rounded umbo. Lunule and hinge ligament are visible. Posterior end is slightly broken and the ventral margin of the left valve is missing. Rounded ventral margin and triangular/rounded dorsal margin.
Specifications
| Object name | Arctica ovata |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0675 |
| 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 |
| Numeric age | 145 Mya |
| Origin | Unknown |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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