Astarte lurida
UNB-2018-0691Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Carditida
Family: Astartidae
Genus: Astarte (Sowerby, 1816)
Species: Astarte lurida (Sowerby, 1818)
Specimen of the right valve with prominent growth lines. Small, fairly centred umbo. Specimen is slightly encrusted with sediment. Rounded ventral margin and triangular/rounded dorsal margin.
Specifications
| Object name | Astarte lurida |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0691 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Mesozoic Period: Jurassic Epoch: Middle Jurassic Age: Aalenian to Bajocian |
| Numeric age | 174.1 - 170.3 Mya |
| Origin | Coaley Wood, England, United Kingdom |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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