Inoceramus sp.
UNB-2018-0777Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Myalinida
Family: Inoceramidae
Genus: Inoceramus (Sowerby, 1814)
Partial left valve embedded on the sediment. Prominent growth lines. Ventral margin is mostly missing. Rounded umbo.
Specifications
| Object name | Inoceramus sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0777 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia |
| Composition | Chalk |
| Origin | England, United Kingdom |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
|
Map of Origin
Publications
- J. Sowerby. 1814. "A paper by Mr. Sowerby was read on a fossil shell which occurs in chalk, very frequently in the flint nodules". Annals of Philosophy 4:448