Chlamys (Chlamys) islandica
UNB-2018-0776Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Pectinida
Family: Pectinidae
Genus: Chlamys (Röding, 1798)
Subgenus: Chlamys (Chlamys) (Röding, 1798)
Species: Chlamys (Chlamys) islandica (Müller, 1776)
Specimen of the left valve with thin longitudinal ribs. Faint growth lines are visible. Anterior auricle is visible but posterior one is missing. Circular ventral margin and triangular dorsal margin.
Specifications
| Object name | Chlamys (Chlamys) islandica |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0776 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Cenozoic Period: Quaternary |
| Numeric age | 2.58 Mya |
| Origin | Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Map of Origin
Publications
- O. F. Müller. 1776. Beschreibung zwoer Medusen. Beschäftigungen der Berlinischen Gesellschaft naturforschender Freunde 2:290-298