Lima wacoensis

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia Subclass: Autobranchia Order: Pectinida Family: Limidae Genus: Lima (Bruguière, 1797) Species: Lima wacoensis (Roemer, 1849) Specimen with both the left and right valves preserved. Longitudinal ribs. Elongated ventral margin and rounded/triangular dorsal margin.

Specifications

Object nameLima wacoensis
IDUNB-2018-0783
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
CompositionCalcium carbonate
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Mesozoic
Period:
Cretaceous
Epoch:
Lower Cretaceous
Age:
Albian to Middle Albian to Late Albian
Numeric age106 - 103 Mya
OriginTarrant County, Texas, U.S.A.
Pieces1
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 2.9cm x 1.8cm x 1.4cm

Map of Origin