Chione cancellata
UNB-2018-0694Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Cardiida
Family: Veneridae
Genus: Chione (von Mühlfield, 1811)
Species: Chione cancellata (Linnaeus, 1767)
Two specimens of the right valve. Reticulate texture. Rounded, curved umbo. Heterodont dentition. Rounded ventral margin and rounded/triangular dorsal margin.
Specifications
| Object name | Chione cancellata |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0694 |
| 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 | Jamaica |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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