Exogyra ponderosa
UNB-2018-0766Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Ostreida
Family: Gryphaeidae
Genus: Exogyra (Say, 1820)
Species: Exogyra ponderosa (Roemer, 1852)
Large specimen of the left valve. Right valve is missing and interior part is infilled with sediment. Prominent reticulate-like texture near the umbo and dorsal margin. Large, curved umbo.
Specifications
| Object name | Exogyra ponderosa |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0766 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Mesozoic Period: Cretaceous Epoch: Upper Cretaceous |
| Numeric age | 100.5 Mya |
| Origin | Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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