Gryphaea arcuata
UNB-2018-0768Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Ostreida
Family: Gryphaeidae
Genus: Gryphaea (Lamarck, 1801)
Species: Gryphaea arcuata (Lamarck, 1801)
Specimen with both the left and right valves preserved. Right valve is small and flat compared to the large convex left valve. Prominent growth lines. Rounded, curved umbo.
Specifications
| Object name | Gryphaea arcuata |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0768 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Mesozoic Period: Triassic to Jurassic Epoch: Upper Triassic to Middle Jurassic Age: Rhaetian to Aalenian |
| Numeric age | 208.5 - 174.1 Mya |
| Origin | Gloucestershire, South West, England, United Kingdom |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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