Laevigyra dhondtae
UNB-2018-0771Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Ostreida
Family: Gryphaeidae
Genus: Laevigyra (Malchus, 1909)
Species: Laevigyra dhondtae (Malchus, 1909)
Specimen with both the left and right valves preserved. Left valve is large and convex with the dorsal margin curve into a whorl. The right valve is small and flat. Thin, prominent growth lines are visible.
Specifications
| Object name | Laevigyra dhondtae |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0771 |
| 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: Lower Cretaceous Age: Albian |
| Numeric age | 113 Mya |
| Origin | Travis County, Texas, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Map of Origin
Publications
- N. Malchus. 1990. Revision der Kreide-Austern (Bivalvia: Pteriomorphia) Ägyptens (Biostratigraphie, Systematik). Berliner Geowissenschaftliche Abhandlungen A(125)