Chione sp.
UNB-2018-0707Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Cardiida
Family: Veneridae
Genus: Chione (von Mühlfield, 1811)
Specimen of the right valve with reticulate texture that is slightly weathered. Large heterodont dentition. Faint adductor scars on the interior part of the valve. Triangular umbo. Circular ventral margin and rounded/triangular dorsal margin.
Specifications
| Object name | Chione sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0707 |
| 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 Epoch: Pleistocene |
| Numeric age | 2.58 Mya |
| Origin | Newport Beach, California, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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