Pecten sp.
UNB-2018-0775Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Pectinida
Family: Pectinidae
Genus: Pecten (Müller, 1776)
Specimen of the left valve embedded on the sediment. Thin, longitudinal ribs. Posterior and anterior auricle are visible. Bryozoa encrusted on the dorsal end. Circular ventral margin and triangular/straight dorsal margin.
Specifications
| Object name | Pecten sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0775 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia |
| Composition | Limestone |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Cenozoic Period: Paleogene Epoch: Eocene Age: Late Eocene |
| Numeric age | 35 Mya |
| Origin | North Carolina, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Map of Origin
Publications
- O. F. Müller. 1776. Zoologicae Danicae Prodromus, seu Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae Indigenarum. Characteres, Nomina et Synonyma Imprimis Popularium