Bivalve
UNB-2018-0806Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Cardiida
Family: Cardiidae
Large specimen with both the left and right valves preserved. Large, longitudinal ribs (1.2 cm) with plication near the commissure. Circular ventral margin and triangular/square dorsal margin. Specimen is encrusted with sediment.
Specifications
| Object name | Bivalve |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0806 |
| 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 | Young County, Texas, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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