Glycymeris parilis?
UNB-2018-0688Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Arcida
Family: Glycymerididae
Genus: Glycymeris (Da Costa, 1778)
Species: Glycymeris parilis (Conrad, 1843)
Specimen of the right valve with thin, longitudinal ribs and faint growth lines. Large, rounded umbo.
*May be mislabeled, dentition resembles more heterodont rather than taxodont dentition.
Specifications
| Object name | Glycymeris parilis? |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0688 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Cenozoic Period: Neogene Epoch: Miocene to Helvetian |
| Numeric age | 16 Mya |
| Origin | Plum Point, Maryland, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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