Myalina sp.

UNB-2018-0801Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia

Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia Subclass: Autobranchia Order: Myalinida Family: Myalinidae Genus: Myalina (de Koninck, 1842) Four specimens; Two specimens of the left valve and two specimens of the right valve. Prominent growth lines and posterior ridge. Thin, triangular umbo. Rounded, elongated ventral margin. Triangular shape overall.

Specifications

Object name	Myalina sp.
ID	UNB-2018-0801
Legal status	Permanent collection
Category	Fossil
Classification	Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia
Composition	Calcium carbonate
Age	Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Permian Subperiod: Early Permian Epoch: Wolfcampian
Numeric age	297 Mya
Origin	Macon, Mississippi, U.S.A.
Pieces	4
Partial	No
Measurements	8cm x 7.2cm x 2.1cm 6.7cm x 5.3cm x 1.3cm 6.8cm x 3.5cm x 1.8cm 6.5cm x 5cm x 2cm

Map of Origin

Publications

L. G. de Koninck. 1842. Description des animaux fossiles qui se trouvent dans le terrain carbonifére de Belgique