Unio sp.
UNB-2018-0676Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Unio (Philipsson, 1788)
Three specimens of different sizes; One specimen of the right valve and two specimens of the left valve. Prominent posterior ridge. Thin growth lines. Rounded umbo. Adductor scars are visible on the interior part of the valves. Elongated, rounded ventral margin and rounded/triangular dorsal margin. Schizodont dentition.
Specifications
| Object name | Unio sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0676 |
| 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 | 3 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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