Gryphaea arcuata
UNB-2018-0803Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Ostreida
Family: Gryphaeidae
Genus: Gryphaea (Lamarck, 1801)
Species: Gryphaea arcuata (Lamarck, 1801)
Specimen of the left valve. Convex valve with prominent growth lines. Triangular, curved umbo. Right valve is encrusted with sediment and not visible.
Specifications
| Object name | Gryphaea arcuata |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0803 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Mesozoic Period: Jurassic |
| Numeric age | 201.3 Mya |
| Origin | Gloucestershire, South West, England, United Kingdom |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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