Inoceramus sp.
UNB-2018-0781Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Myalinida
Family: Inoceramidae
Genus: Inoceramus (Sowerby, 1814)
Three different species of Inoceramus. The largest specimen is of the right valve with a prominent anterior curve. Heavily encrusted with sediment. The second largest specimen is of the left valve with prominent growth lines. Umbo is missing The smallest specimen has both the left and right valves preserved but part of the dorsal margin is missing for the right valve. Prominent growth lines.
Specifications
| Object name | Inoceramus sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0781 |
| 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 |
| Numeric age | 145 Mya |
| Origin | Central Wyoming, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 3 |
| Partial | No |
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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