Trigonia sp.

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia Subclass: Autobranchia Order: Trigoniida Family: Trigoniidae Genus: Trigonia (Bruguière, 1789) Two specimens with both the left and right valves preserved. Weathered specimen. Triangular umbo. Rounded, elongated ventral margin.

Specifications

Object nameTrigonia sp.
IDUNB-2018-0819
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
CompositionCalcium carbonate
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Mesozoic
Period:
Cretaceous
Epoch:
Lower Cretaceous
Age:
Albian to Middle Albian to Late Albian
Numeric age106 - 103 Mya
OriginTarrant County, Texas, U.S.A.
Pieces2
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 2.8cm x 2.6cm x 1.5cm
  • 2.6cm x 2.2cm x 1.4cm

Map of Origin