Gryphaea washitaensis
UNB-2018-0772Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Ostreida
Family: Gryphaeidae
Genus: Gryphaea (Lamarck, 1801)
Species: Gryphaea washitaensis (Hill)
Specimen with both the left and right valves preserved. Left valve is notably larger and convex with the umbo curved into a whorl. Right valve is small and flat. Prominent growth lines.
Specifications
| Object name | Gryphaea washitaensis |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0772 |
| 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 Subperiod: Comanchean |
| Numeric age | 127 Mya |
| Origin | Washita, Texas, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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