Inoceramus sp.
UNB-2018-0807Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Myalinida
Family: Inoceramidae
Genus: Inoceramus (Sowerby, 1814)
Specimen with both the left and right valves preserved. Right valve is notably smaller than the left valve. Prominent growth lines. Triangular, curved umbo. Rounded ventral margin and triangular dorsal margin.
Specifications
| Object name | Inoceramus sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0807 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Origin | Unknown |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Publications
- J. Sowerby. 1814. "A paper by Mr. Sowerby was read on a fossil shell which occurs in chalk, very frequently in the flint nodules". Annals of Philosophy 4:448