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Argopecten subdolus

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia Subclass: Autobranchia Order: Pectinida Family: Pectinidae Genus: Argopecten (Monterosato, 1889) Species: Argopecten subdolus (Hertlein, 1925) Nine fragments of Argopecten subdolus. Prominent longitudinal ribs.

Specifications

Object nameArgopecten subdolus
IDUNB-2018-0805
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
CompositionCalcium carbonate
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Cenozoic
Period:
Neogene
Epoch:
Pliocene
Numeric age5.333 Mya
OriginCalifornia, U.S.A.
Pieces9
PartialYes
Measurements
Largest:
1.1cm x 0.7cm x 0.1cm
Smallest:
2.4cm x 1cm x 0.3cm
Average:
2cm x 1.2cm x 0.1cm

Map of Origin

Publications

  • L. G. Hertlein. 1925. Pectens from the Tertiary of Lower California. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 14(1):1-35