Pterinea demissa
UNB-2018-0811Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Ostreida
Family: Pterineidae
Genus: Pterinea (Goldfuss, 1832)
Species: Pterinea demissa (Conrad, 1842)
Specimen of the right valve with thin, prominent growth lines. Embedded on the surface of the sediment. Dorsal margin is missing. Circular ventral margin.
Specifications
| Object name | Pterinea demissa |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0811 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia |
| Composition | Limestone |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Ordovician Age: Maysvillian |
| Numeric age | 458 Mya |
| Origin | Ohio?, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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