Ostrea glabra
UNB-2018-0786Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Ostreida
Family: Ostreidae
Genus: Ostrea (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species: Ostrea glabra (Linnaeus, 1758)
Specimen of the right valve. Weathered valve that is encrusted with sediment. Faint growth lines are visible near the umbo and ventral margin. Circular ventral margin and rounded/triangular dorsal margin.
Specifications
| Object name | Ostrea glabra |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0786 |
| 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 Epoch: Upper Cretaceous Age: Santonian to Maastrichtian |
| Numeric age | 86.3 - 72.1 Mya |
| Origin | Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Map of Origin
Publications
- C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824