Ostrea (Liostrea) hebridica
UNB-2018-0787Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Ostreida
Family: Ostreidae
Genus: Ostrea (Linnaeus, 1758)
Subgenus: Ostrea (Liostrea) (Douvillé, 1904)
Species: Ostrea (Liostrea) hebridica (Forbes, 1851)
Two specimens of the right valves. Growth lines are visible. Prominent anterior curved. The largest specimen is encrusted with sediment and the smaller specimen is slightly distorted due to preservation. Oval, elongated shape specimens.
Specifications
| Object name | Ostrea (Liostrea) hebridica |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0787 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Mesozoic Period: Jurassic Epoch: Middle Jurassic Age: Bathonian |
| Numeric age | 168.3 Mya |
| Origin | Weymouth, Dorset, England, United Kingdom |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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