Venus sp.
UNB-2018-0697Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Cardiida
Family: Veneridae
Genus: Venus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Two different species of Venus bivalves; One specimen of the right valve and one specimen of the left valve. Largest specimen has thin growth lines and longitudinal ornamentation near the umbo. The smaller specimen has thin, prominent growth lines. Umbos are triangular and curved towards the anterior notch. Rounded ventral margin and triangular dorsal margin. Heterodont dentition.
Specifications
| Object name | Venus sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0697 |
| 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 | Unknown |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Publications
- C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824